Trauma-Informed Care Practice for Dental Practitioners: A Scoping Review

IF 3.3 4区医学 Q2 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Australian dental journal Pub Date : 2026-05-26 Epub Date: 2026-02-11 DOI:10.1111/adj.70043

Kristy S. Choi, Woosung Sohn, Delyse Leadbeatter

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Abstract

Background

Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a patient care framework that recognises the widespread impact of trauma. While the likelihood of dental practitioners encountering patients with trauma is significant, there is limited guidance on TIC in dental care, highlighting the need for a clearer understanding. This scoping review was conducted to synthesise the literature to date concerning TIC practice for dental practitioners.

Methods

A search across six electronic databases and a manual search were conducted to find literatures from January 1992 to September 2025 that met inclusion criteria following the Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Of 176 identified papers, 27 papers informed this review.

Results

Identified TIC practices were categorised and synthesised according to ‘the four R's’ of TIC, such as safety and trust and other additional recurring TIC themes. This scoping review synthesised key concepts of TIC with the aim of informing clinical practice for dental practitioners.

Conclusion

The review highlights core TIC themes in the literature and identifies priorities for future research. As trauma is pervasive and often undisclosed, TIC practice by dental practitioners is recommended as a universal precaution approach in all patient care.

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牙科医生的创伤知情护理实践：范围审查。

背景：创伤知情护理（TIC）是一种认识到创伤广泛影响的患者护理框架。虽然牙科医生遇到创伤患者的可能性很大，但在牙科护理中对TIC的指导有限，强调需要更清楚地了解。本综述旨在综合迄今为止有关牙科医生TIC治疗的文献。方法：对6个电子数据库进行检索，并对1992年1月至2025年9月期间符合纳入标准的文献进行人工检索，这些文献遵循系统评价和荟萃分析扩展范围评价指南。在176篇被鉴定的论文中，有27篇论文被纳入本综述。结果：根据议会的“四个R”，如安全、信任和其他反复出现的议会主题，对已确定的议会实践进行了分类和综合。这一范围综述综合了TIC的关键概念，目的是为牙科医生的临床实践提供信息。结论：本综述突出了文献中的核心TIC主题，并确定了未来研究的重点。由于创伤是普遍的，往往是不公开的，牙科医生建议TIC实践作为一个普遍的预防方法，在所有的病人护理。

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Australian dental journal 医学-牙科与口腔外科

CiteScore

4.20

自引率

4.80%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Australian Dental Journal provides a forum for the exchange of information about new and significant research in dentistry, promoting the discipline of dentistry in Australia and throughout the world. It comprises peer-reviewed research articles as its core material, supplemented by reviews, theoretical articles, special features and commentaries.