Diseases of Human Systems - childhood development & vaccinations

Question 1

What is the dentists role in childhood screening?

Answer 1

Checking the Childs vaccination history

Providing health promotion

Question 2

Why are childhood vaccinations given?

Answer 2

To prevent infectious diseases where the risk of the vaccine is less than the risk of disease

To reduce an infectious disease within a community by reducing the number of susceptible vectors (herd immunity)

Question 3

What vaccinations are given to mothers in pregnancy to protect the baby?

Answer 3

the whooping cough vaccine

MMR (before or after baby is born)

Question 4

What vaccinations are given to babies at 2-4 months?

Answer 4

6 in 1 - dip, tet, WC, polio, heb B and others

MenB - meningitis and septicaemia

Rotavirus

Pneumococcal

Question 5

What vaccinations are given to babies at 12/13 months (within 1 month from their bday) ?

Answer 5

Hib/Men C

Men B

MMR

Pneumococcal

Question 6

What vaccines are not routinely given to babies?

Answer 6

BCG - only given to babies who are cared for by family members who have travelled from a country with a TB endemic/live with a family member with TB.

Hep B

Question 7

Why would parent opt to not vaccinate their children?

Answer 7

religious/philosophical reasons

Some believe it is an assault - don’t want the child to be in pain

Some believe that the benefits don’t outweigh the risks

Question 8

What is our role as the dentist when faced with families who won’t vaccinate their children?

Answer 8

identify and discuss with the healthcare visitor

investigate whether the child is being put at risk/neglected in other ways

does it warrant public health intervention