[Expert Solution]: A dentist and dental assistant discover signs…

A dentist and dental assistant discover signs of neglect and abuse during a dental procedure in a patient who is eight years old. The patient was scheduled to restore tooth #8 that had been fractured. There were bruises of various stages of healing present near the patient’s mouth, neck and in the forearms. The child’s mother insisted in being present chairside while the child was being treated and when asked, she explained her son had fallen from his bike. What does the ADA code of ethics and your state laws require the dental clinician and administrator to do? Explain in detail: Must you report this situation? Why? Why not? If so, to whom? How? Where? When? What does your specific state require? Discuss both, ethical and legal implications of your decision. Provide at least one citation or reference to your post.