A Call to Awareness: The Dental Professional's Role in Human Trafficking Prevention

Thursday, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Classroom:  Cira B

With roughly 80% of human trafficking victims accessing healthcare during their exploitation, and approximately 30% reporting that they visited a dentist, dental professionals have a critical role in identifying and responding to potential victims. This course equips participants with practical strategies to recognize the signs of human trafficking and provides actionable steps that can be immediately implemented in practice to support patient safety and wellbeing.

Learning Objectives:
- Recognize and identify key indicators of human trafficking during patient interactions.
- Implement immediate intervention protocols tailored to your dental practice to address suspected cases of human trafficking.
- Enhance your practice's response system by integrating awareness and reporting procedures into your daily operations.