Susan Camardese, RDH, MS, is cofounder and president of the Mid-Atlantic PANDA Coalition. She is a public health dental hygienist at Chase Brexton Health Services in Columbia, Maryland, and coauthored the Abuse and Neglect chapter in Darbyês and Walshês Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice, 4th edition.
Oral health professionals need to be able to recognize the sometimes subtle signs of victimization in order to effectively assist this vulnerable population.