Child Neglect/Protection Flashcards

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Define dental neglect.

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Dental neglect is the persistent failure to meet a child’s basic oral health needs, like to result in the serious impairment of a child’s oral or general health or development.

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How can dental neglect be identified?

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Evaluation of dental disease:
* severe untreated dental caries
* dental attendance

Parental awareness:
* lack of parental knowledge
* failure to implement recommended preventive practices and failure to seek dental care

Access to dental care:
* inequalities?
* irregular attendee?

Autonomy of the child

Vulnerable children

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What are the 3 stages of intervention when dental neglect is recognised?

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  1. Preventive Dental Team Management
  2. Preventive Multi-Agency Management
  3. Child Protection Referral
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What is Preventive Dental Team Management?

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  • relief of pain and other symptoms, restore function and appearance
  • raise concerns with parents, explain what changes are needed, offer support
  • keep accurate records
  • continue to liaise with parents/carers and review progress
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What is Preventive Multi-Agency Management?

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  • seek parental consent to consult other professionals (health visitor, school nnurse, doctor, or social worker) who have contact with the child to see if concerns are shared
  • if not possible to obtain consent, take further advice
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When should a child protection referral be made?

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child is suffering significant harm from dental neglect or showing other signs of neglect or abuse

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