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When Abuse Presents in the Dental Chair

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AGD Subject Code: 156

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Define intimate partner violence (IPV) and identify its clinical and behavioral signs.
  2. Establish a protocol for screening victims of IPV in the dental setting.
  3. Discuss the legal and ethical obligations of the dental team regarding IPV.

This course was published June 2026 and expires June 2029. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

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Belmont Business Media is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ada.org/cerp. Belmont Business Media Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026. Provider ID 317924
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LaTesha McLee, MSDH, RDH, is an associate professor in the Dental Hygiene Program at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in Richmond, where she serves as the junior year clinical coordinator. Additionally, she is the course director for dental hygiene theory 1, community oral health promotion, and dental public health II. McLee can be reached at mcleel@vcu.edu .


Gabby Hutchinson, BA, is a project empower advocate for Virginia Commonwealth University Trauma Center’s Injury and Violence Prevention Program in Richmond. She has several years of experience working in domestic violence centers and for the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. Hutchinson’s passion for transformative justice informs her work with survivors of intimate partner and gender-based violence.


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