Intimate partner violence Lecture 5

Question 1

What does the term IPV or intimate partner violence describes?

Answer 1

-describes physical, emotional, pscholgical harm by current or former spouse.

Question 2

What are the 4 main types of IPV?

Answer 2

• Physical assault
• Sexual violence
• Emotional violence
• Psychological violence

Stalking is also part of IPV.

Question 3

What are the stats of IPV between men and women?

Answer 3

• about 1.3 million women and 835k men are assaulted by IPV. 33% of female murder victims are due to intimate partner violence.
• More than 3 women a day are murdered by partner.
• On average 24 people per minute are victims of physical violence or stalking
• 30-60% would also abuse the children int he house
• 85% of victims are women

Question 4

What are dentist mandate to report?

Answer 4

Only mandate to report potentially life threatening gun woulds or sharp object injuries.
2nd or 3rd degree burns to over 5% of the body must be reported.

• Must be reported by physcian or manager
• everything else youre not a mandated reporter

Question 5

When a study was conducted about victims of domestic violence and need from dental professions, what are the findings?

Answer 5

88. 6 of participants who vistied the dentist werent asked about their injuries
89. 2% of respondendants indicated they would have wanted to be asked about their injurires
    - Dental professionals need to take more active role as 75% of IPV injuries occur to head, neck and mouth

Question 6

What are some clinical signs of domestic violence?

Answer 6

• Patterned bruises on the neck from attempted strangulations
• Soft and hard palate bruises or abrasions from implements of pentration indicated forced seual act

-Intraoral trauma from slaps or punches or damage to he soft tissues.

Question 7

Why is strangulation is an indicator of high level IPV?

Answer 7

Because it can escalate to death. 11-33 pounds of pressure on neck can result into brain death in 4-5 minutes.

Question 8

Why do women stay in abusive relationship?

Answer 8

• Love/hope
• Fear –> 75% of women die due to domestic violence is due to leaving the batter
• Societal pressure
• religous beliefs
• children
• economic dependance

Question 9

What is AVDR?

Answer 9

Ask
Validate
Document
Refer

Question 10

What is give back a smile progroam?

Answer 10

Desgined for women or men survivors of dental injuiries due to former spouse

• Injuries affecting smile zone
• proof they ended the relationship
• Must have one interview to connect them with local resources and confirm validity.