Domestic abuse experienced by healthcare practitioners: what about dentists and dental care professionals? A systematised review.

ABSTRACT: Introduction Domestic abuse (DA) is a significant global public health issue. It is recognised that dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs) play a key role in recognising and responding to abuse in patients; however, it is rarely acknowledged that they, personally, may be DA victim/survivors.Method and results A systematised review of the literature found no specific reference to dentists or DCPs as DA victims/survivors. This systematised review focused exclusively on dentists and DCPs and found no papers on the topic of dentists'/DCPs' own lived experiences of DA. In the absence of any evidence specific to this healthcare professional (HCP) group, evidence drawn from other healthcare groups (e.g., nurses, midwives, doctors) is considered as a basis for informing likely impacts of DA

SUBMITTER: MacNab LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12700814 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature