Safeguarding

Question 1

What is expected of the dental team?

Answer 1

• Observe
• record
• communicate
• refer for assessment

Question 2

What document is used for child protection in the dental team?

Answer 2

Child protection and the Dental team
Open access website for the primary care team

Question 3

What are the big 3 concerns regarding the parents capacity to look after their children?

Answer 3

• domestic violence
• drug and alcohol misuse
• mental health problems

Question 4

What are the main areas for safeguarding in the dental team?

Answer 4

• physical abuse
• dental neglect

Question 5

What areas of the body refer in the triangle of safety in non- accidental injuries?

Answer 5

• ear
• side of face
• neck
• top of shoulder

right angled triangle

Question 6

Outline the index for suspicion

Answer 6

• delay in seeking help
• vague story, lack of detail, changes person to person
• account not compatible with injury
• parents mood abnormal- preoccupied
• parents behaviour gives cause for concern
• childs appearance and interaction with parent abnormal
• child may say something contradictory
• history of previous injury
• history of violence within the family

Question 7

Bruises can be dated in a court of law. True or false

Answer 7

False
they cannot be dated in a court of law

Question 8

Give examples of medical equivalents that may be mistaken for abuse?

Answer 8

• impetigo - mistaken for burns
• birth marks- mistaken for bruising
• facial infection- mistaken for trauma

Question 9

What is dental neglect?

Answer 9

• persistent failure to meet a childs basic oral health needs likely to result in serious impairment of childs oral health, general health or development

Question 10

What is the consequence of primary tooth gouging?

Answer 10

Permanent tooth hyperplasia