Elder Abuse in the Dental Curriculum
Information from this survey informed the development of four curriculum units addressing elder abuse and neglect as a topic in ethics, culture and health, regulation of dental practice, and communication at UCLA. These curriculum units are part of the Professionalism and Doctoring and the Growth, Development, and Aging curriculum tracks and consist of the following: Ethical Dilemmas of Reporting Elder Abuse and Neglect, for first-year students; Cultural Dimension of Elder Abuse and Neglect, for second-year students; Regulations as Mandated Reporters in California, for third-year students; and Talking about Elder Abuse with Patients and Caregivers, for second- and third-year students.