Title	Taking Care of Dental Health
Author	Suzanne Scott & Lynne M. Constantine
Synopsis	For those who have been sexually abused, a trip to the dentist can be a frightening experience
Description	Moving Forward Newsjournal, Volume 2, Number 1 Going to the dentist may not be anyone's favorite activity, but most people can muster enough courage to go in for routine dental care. For those who have been sexually abused, however, a trip to the dentist can be such a frightening experience that they instead choose to ignore routine care and needed treatment. "In my practice, it's not unusual to see people who haven't been to a dentist in seven years," said Joan Turkus, M.D., a psychiatrist who is medical director of the Center for Abuse Recovery and Empowerment at the Psychiatric Institute of Washington, D.C. (article continues)
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