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DentalCare.com - Child Maltreatment Flashcards

1
Q

Child maltreatment in America has _______________ since 2013.

A. decreased

B. increased

C. stayed the same

D. not been tracked

A

B. increased

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Child abuse and neglect is _______________.

A. specific for low-income families

B. found more often in rural communities

C. less prevalent in the United States than in the rest of the world

D. found in all cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic segments of American society

A

D. found in all cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic segments of American society

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Which of the following statements is true?

A. Only nurses and physicians must report child abuse and neglect.

B. All health professionals are legally mandated to report suspected cases of child maltreatment consistent with state laws.

C. Pediatric dentists and oral surgeons are the only members of the dental profession who must report child abuse and neglect.

D. Dental hygienists are not required to report suspected cases of child maltreatment.

A

B. All health professionals are legally mandated to report suspected cases of child maltreatment consistent with state laws.

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Which of the following roles or responsibilities of dentists is NOT outlined by the American Dental Association?

A. To record any evidence that may assist in the legal proceedings of a child maltreatment case

B. To be aware of the signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect

C. To treat all injuries exhibited by a child suspected to have been physically abused

D. To establish/maintain a professional therapeutic relationship with the family

A

C. To treat all injuries exhibited by a child suspected to have been physically abused

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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services tracks child maltreatment for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico in which of the following areas?

A. Physical abuse

B. Sexual abuse

C. Neglect

D. All of the above.

A

D. All of the above.

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According to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, approximately how many children were substantiated victims of child maltreatment in 2017?

A. 348,000

B. 520,000

C. 674,000

D. 850,000

A

C. 674,000

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The incidence of child maltreatment of girls is much higher than the incidence of maltreatment of boys.

A. True

B. False

A
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Which are the four risk factors for maltreatment identified in 2017 statistics by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services?

A. Age of perpetrator, birth order of the child, drug abuse, housing problems

B. Age of the child, disabilities of child, alcohol abuse, single parent household

C. Perpetrator was abused as child, drug abuse, child was premature, financial insecurity

D. Domestic violence in the home, drug abuse, financial insecurity, alcohol abuse

A

D. Domestic violence in the home, drug abuse, financial insecurity, alcohol abuse

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Craniofacial, head, face and neck injuries occur in less than 50% of child abuse cases.

A. True

B. False

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B. False

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Which of the following is NOT an example of an injury to the eyes of a physically abused child?

A. Retinal hemorrhage

B. Ptosis

C. Traumatic alopecia

D. Periorbital bruising

A

C. Traumatic alopecia

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Which of the following is characteristic of more severely abused children?

A. Labial or lingual frenum tears

B. Cavities

C. Bad breath

D. Bruised cheek

A

A. Labial or lingual frenum tears

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12
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Bite marks are usually associated with what types of abuse?

A. General neglect

B. Physical and sexual

C. Neglect and physical

D. Emotional and dental neglect

A

B. Physical and sexual

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Which of the following are examples of orofacial manifestations of sexual abuse?

A. Classic chancre of primary syphilis

B. Herpes simplex virus, Type 2

C. Erythema, ecchymosis and/or petechia of palate

D. All of the above.

A
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If you have observed ulcerations that you suspect are gonorrhea, you should do the following?

A. Ask the parent to make a follow-up dental appointment in a week to check on child

B. Interrogate the child

C. Report your observations and concerns to child protection

D. Confront the parent

A

C. Report your observations and concerns to child protection

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Injury to the lips of an emotionally abused child may be due to what?

A. Piercing

B. Cracking

C. Lip biting

D. Burns

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16
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Which of the following untreated conditions is associated with dentally-neglected children?

A. Multiple, untreated caries

B. Untreated pain

C. Untreated infection

D. All of the above.

A

D. All of the above.

17
Q

What should you do as a dental professional if you suspect child maltreatment when talking to the child?

A. Consider the child’s development and history

B. Ask the child about who and what, using open ended inquiry and the child’s terminology

C. Remain neutral

D. All of the above.

A

D. All of the above.

18
Q

Which best describes what you should include in documenting suspected child maltreatment?

A. Names, addresses and dates of birth; what you observed; what the parties said; diagnosis and treatment

B. Analysis of your state’s mandatory reporting statute, your observations, what the parties said, diagnosis and treatment recommendations

C. Caregiver’s dental history, the weather that day, your observations, the family’s payment history

D. Your opinion of child protection investigations, detailed description of the dental injury, your opinion of the family in general, the family’s socioeconomic status

A

A. Names, addresses and dates of birth; what you observed; what the parties said; diagnosis and treatment

19
Q

Dental assistants and dental hygienists are considered mandatory reporters along with the dentist.

A. True

B. False

A

A. True

20
Q

The duty to report is based on which of the following?

A. The family’s payment history

B. Facts that support a reasonable cause to suspect maltreatment

C. Multiple cavities

D. A gut feeling

A

B. Facts that support a reasonable cause to suspect maltreatment

21
Q

A dental professional should inform the caregivers before making a maltreatment report regarding their child.

A. True

B. False

A

B. False

22
Q

After a dentist makes a maltreatment report, which of the following is true?

A. The child protection investigator will identify the dentist as the reporter to the family.

B. The child will always be taken from the home.

C. Child protection and/or law enforcement will investigate the report.

D. The dentist can be held civilly liable.

A

C. Child protection and/or law enforcement will investigate the report.

23
Q

A dentist should never call 911 even if the dentist reasonably believes the child is in imminent danger.

A. True

B. False

A

B. False

24
Q

Failure to make a report when there is reasonable cause to suspect child maltreatment could result in criminal charges.

A. True

B. False

A

A. True

25
Q

Dentists have the opportunity to assist in the prevention and reoccurrence of child maltreatment by doing the following: _______________.

A. Making sure that every member of the dental office team is aware of the signs of child maltreatment

B. Counseling parents on the importance of good oral hygiene and routine dental care for their children

C. Reporting suspected cases of child abuse and neglect to the proper authorities

D. All of the above.

A

D. All of the above.

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