TY - JOUR
T1 - Dental radiographs for age estimation in us asylum seekers
T2 - Methodological, ethical, and health issues
AU - Kapadia, Farzana
AU - Stevens, Jacqueline
AU - Silver, Diana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum status in the United States are often forced to undergo dental radiographs, or x-rays, to verify that they are younger than 18 years. The application of third molar dental radiographs is methodologically flawed and should not be employed as a determinant of chronological age. Furthermore, the use of such tests without obtaining informed consent from either the youth or an objective advocate is unethical. Finally, the legal and health consequences of these inappropriately applied tests are severe and jeopardize the safety and security of these vulnerable minors.
AB - Unaccompanied migrant children seeking asylum status in the United States are often forced to undergo dental radiographs, or x-rays, to verify that they are younger than 18 years. The application of third molar dental radiographs is methodologically flawed and should not be employed as a determinant of chronological age. Furthermore, the use of such tests without obtaining informed consent from either the youth or an objective advocate is unethical. Finally, the legal and health consequences of these inappropriately applied tests are severe and jeopardize the safety and security of these vulnerable minors.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305918
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2020.305918
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33058705
AN - SCOPUS:85096152558
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 110
SP - 1786
EP - 1789
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 12
ER -
