<prompt> The willful failure of parent or guardian to seek and follow-through with treatment necessary to ensure a level of oral health essential for adequate function and freedom from pain and infection is a definition of:Munchausen syndrome by proxyEmotional abuseParental corruptionNeglect  <response>: Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a condition in which a person, usually a parent, presents factitious symptoms and illnesses in a child, which may result in extensive testing andor hospitalizations.Examples of emotional abuse include denial of affection, isolation, extreme threats, and corruption.A parent who knowingly and willingly does not seek care for a child who has pain, infection or inadequate function is guilty of neglect. 