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VioletYoshi
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The tips for helping patients who have been sexually abused page, is good advice for anyone abused.
I was reading the page on how to treat patients who have been sexually abused, in the consumer links area under resources for dental phobia. I think alot of people don't understand that emotional abuse, as well as physical abuse is about a lack of control.
I have delt with alot of emotional abuse in my life. Mostly with public schooling. Like the idea of detention, I think that's just a way to motivate a student to behave through fear. Behave, or we'll keep you here against your will. Nobody would be allowed to treat an adult that way.
Not to mention bullies and yes, teachers can also be bullies and get by with it if they have tenure. I think that dentists should see the things mentioned in the article on how to treat patients who have been sexually abused, as ways to help treat phobic patients in general.
Also both situations involve an issue of trust. That if someone has had their trust abused in the past, they will be very unlikely to have trust for a long time. You may end up with someone who feels that being combative is the only choice, especially if they've delt with a dentist who has physically tried to restrain them.
It's really a matter of safety not only for the patient but for the dentist as well. They don't want to have to deal with a patient who's in such a state of fear and panic, they may end up trying to box with the dentist.
I was reading the page on how to treat patients who have been sexually abused, in the consumer links area under resources for dental phobia. I think alot of people don't understand that emotional abuse, as well as physical abuse is about a lack of control.
I have delt with alot of emotional abuse in my life. Mostly with public schooling. Like the idea of detention, I think that's just a way to motivate a student to behave through fear. Behave, or we'll keep you here against your will. Nobody would be allowed to treat an adult that way.
Not to mention bullies and yes, teachers can also be bullies and get by with it if they have tenure. I think that dentists should see the things mentioned in the article on how to treat patients who have been sexually abused, as ways to help treat phobic patients in general.
Also both situations involve an issue of trust. That if someone has had their trust abused in the past, they will be very unlikely to have trust for a long time. You may end up with someone who feels that being combative is the only choice, especially if they've delt with a dentist who has physically tried to restrain them.
It's really a matter of safety not only for the patient but for the dentist as well. They don't want to have to deal with a patient who's in such a state of fear and panic, they may end up trying to box with the dentist.