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Materials and Methods: We performed an observational study with 4- and 5-year dental medical students at the UMF \u201cCarol Davila\u201d in Bucharest from October 2020\u2013May 2021, using a questionnaire containing 20 items on domestic violence (DV). The questionnaire was uploaded online on the e-learning platform where the students have access. To collect the data, we used Microsoft Excel 365, and the statistical analysis was performed using Jamovi. Results: Of the 600 students enrolled, 415 answered the questionnaire, the answering rate being 69.16%. A total of 215 (53.1%) personally knew victims of DV, 4 (1.0%) considered that violence within a couple is necessary for certain situations, 401 (99.0%) considered that domestic violence is a fundamental problem in today\u2019s society, and 170 (41.5%) felt that in domestic violence situations, the blame lies solely with the partner who resorts to physical violence. Regarding the role of the physician, 220 (56%) considered that the physician should breach confidentiality and report cases when patients state they are a victim of DV, 337 (88.2%) thought that free medical treatment should be provided for DV victims who have a dire financial situation, and 212 (56.7%) considered that victims of DV are non-compliant patients. Conclusions: Domestic violence is a phenomenon well-known to stomatology students, which creates the premise of an excellent physician\u2013patient relationship with them, aiding in proper management of ethical issues such as a potential need to breach confidentiality or evaluate the potential conflicts between autonomy and beneficence.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina57080780","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,1]],"date-time":"2021-08-01T21:44:32Z","timestamp":1627854272000},"page":"780","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Perspectives and Values of Dental Medicine Students Regarding Domestic Violence"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"57","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9370-6982","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Oana-Maria","family":"Isail\u0103","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Legal Medicine and Bioethics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, \u201cCarol Davila\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy, RO-020021 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"\u201cMina Minovici\u201d National Institute of Legal Medicine, RO-042122 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4130-9402","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sorin","family":"Hostiuc","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Legal Medicine and Bioethics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, \u201cCarol Davila\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy, RO-020021 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"\u201cMina Minovici\u201d National Institute of Legal Medicine, RO-042122 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3708-3597","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"George-Cristian","family":"Curc\u0103","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"\u201cMina Minovici\u201d National Institute of Legal Medicine, RO-042122 Bucharest, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Legal Medicine and Bioethics, Faculty of Medicine, \u201cCarol Davila\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy, RO-020021 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"United Nations (2021, June 01). 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