Recognizing a Human Trafficking Victim or a Perpetrator
Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the dental professional should be able to:

• Identify seven key work-settings where humans may be trafficking victims.
• Discuss physical and psychological clues that a patient displays indicating that they may be a trafficking victim.
• List four specific verbal responses by the victim or the perpetrator that may assist in identifying a trafficking situation.
• Identify five key trafficking-associated words that may be commonly heard.
• List two major resources on both the local and national level that are recognized intervention specialists in human trafficking.
• Discuss four reasons why a victim may decline to be identified.
• Describe three oral injuries that may be noted during the oral/extra-oral exam in a dental practice related to trafficking victims.
• List the protocol that should be taken by a dental professional when identifying a trafficking victim and their perpetrator.