governmental process to enforce child protection. In. 2016, and after years of public media coverage, the UAE government issued the Federal Law 3 on Child's ...
H. Al Hajeri*, M. Al Halabi*, M. Kowash*, A. H. Khamis*, R. Welbury**, I. Hussein* *Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine (HBMCDM), Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai, United Arab Emirates **School of Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN), England, United Kingdom email: iyad.hussein @mbru.ac.ae DOI: 10.23804/ejpd.2018.19.02.04
Assessment of the knowledge of United Arab Emirates dentists of Child Maltreatment, protection and safeguarding abstract Aim Child safeguarding is society’s responsibility. Dentists are uniquely positioned to recognise Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) in dental practice and the wider society. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced a child protection law in 2016. We aimed to assess the awareness of UAE dentists of child maltreatment, protection and safeguarding. Study Design A cross-sectional survey. Methods We surveyed 381 UAE dentists about the knowledge and practice of CAN and safeguarding issues using a self-administered anonymous questionnaire. Statistical analysis was carried out using Chi-square, t-test, ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation test and statistical significance was set as p
