Child Health Flashcards
What is Dental Caries?
Occur when oral bacteria metabolise sugar and produce acid that demineralises enamel and dentin from the hard coating fo the tooth
What is the risk of severe dental caries?
Cause pain and infection that can lead to death and sepsis
What is the most common cause of school and work absenteeism?
Dental caries
What is the most common non-communicable disease globally?
Dental caries
What was the most common cause of hospital admission in children aged 5-9 years old?
Dental caries
What is the management for dental caries?
Tooth extraction
What are the downsides to tooth extraction?
Time consuming
Expensive
Widely unavailable in low income countries
What is the average cost of a tooth extraction?
£836
What is the biggest factor associated with dental caries?
Social deprivation - associated with excessive intake of sugar
How can dental caries be prevented?
Sugar reduction in the diet and maintaining good oral hygiene.
Reducing sugar intake by 10% of energy intake can minimise the risk of developing dental caries throughout the life course.
What population wide approaches are installed to reduce the risk of dental carries?
Fluoridation
Fluoride varnish programmes
Sugar reduction programmes
outline some events that can be categorised as adverse childhood experiences
- Experiencing abuse: Physical, sexual, psychological or neglect.
- Witnessing domestic abuse
- Having a close family member or caregiver who misused drugs or alcohol
- Having a close family member or caregiver with mental health problems
- Having a close family member or caregiver who served time in prison
- Experiencing parental separation or divorce on account of relationship breakdown.
What is the strength of evidence of the risk level for physical activity, overweight and diabetes with ACEs?
Weak or modest
What is the strength of evidence of the risk level for smoking, heavy alcohol use, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer and poor self-related health?
Moderate
What is the strength of evidence of the risk level for mental health, sexual risk taking, problematic alcohol use?
Strong
What is the strength of evidence of the risk level for problematic drug use, and interpersonal and self-directed violence?
Very Strong
What is the LEAP criteria?
Local
Enjoyable
Practical criteria
What is a strength based approach with children?
Allows child to build on positive behaviours
What approaches should be adopted when dealing with the family and children in health issues?
- Be opportunistic
- Be Sensitive
- Non-judgemental approach
- Strengths-based approach i.e. allows child to build on positive behaviours
- Focus on barriers of particular importance to the child
- Relate to other children i.e. ideas that have helped other children
- Engage parents and families
- Specific, short term goals
- LEAP criteria: Local, Enjoyable and Practical criteria