Introduction To Paediatric Dentistry

Question 1

What is the primary prevention in healthcare?

Answer 1

Aims to protect healthy people from developing a disease

Question 2

What is secondary prevention in healthcare?

Answer 2

It aims to limit the impact of disease at an early stage

Question 3

What is tertiary prevention in healthcare?

Answer 3

Focuses on managing complications/long-term health problems

Question 4

What is the primary prevention of caries in children?

Answer 4

Keeping children’s teeth health before disease occurs

Question 5

What is secondary prevention of caries in children?

Answer 5

Limiting the impact of caries at an early stage

Question 6

What is tertiary prevention of caries in children?

Answer 6

Rehabilitation of the decay teeth with further preventive care

Question 7

What ways can we provide primary prevention of caries in children?

Answer 7

Dental health education- population based, community based, individual 
Oral hygiene instruction 
Diet
Fluoride- systemic, topical 
Fissure sealants

Question 8

What ways can we provide secondary and tertiary prevention of caries in children?

Answer 8

Diagnosis of carious lesions
The management of carious lesions
Re-restoration

Question 9

What could happen if we don’t prevent dental caries and restore children’s teeth?

Answer 9

Pain
Infections
Malocclusions
Aesthetics

Question 10

What are some important facts about consent?

Answer 10

Consent must be informed and written
Consent must be obtained for each course of treatment
Separate written consent is required for sedation and GA
Discuss- what the treatment will involve, risks and benefits, alternative treatment options
Always answer questions honestly

Question 11

Who can give consent?

Answer 11

Everyone over 16 is presumed to be competent unless the opposite is demonstrated
If a child <16 years has sufficient understand no intelligence to enable him or her to understand what is proposed, then he or she will be competent to give consent
If a child is not able to give consent someone with parental responsibility may do so on their behalf

Question 12

What % of children in NI had obvious decay at 5 years old?

Answer 12

40%

Question 13

What % of children in NI has obvious decay at 12 years old?

Answer 13

57%

Question 14

What % of children in NI had obvious decay at 15 years old?

Answer 14

72%

Question 15

What % of children in England had obvious decay at 5 years old?

Answer 15

31%

Question 16

What % of children in England had obvious decay at 12 years old?

Answer 16

32%

Question 17

What % of children in England had obvious decay at 15 years old?

Answer 17

44%

Question 18

What % of 12 and 15 year olds reported experiencing difficulty eating in the past 3 months? (CDHS 2013)

Answer 18

22% of 12 year olds

19% of 15 year olds

Question 19

What % of 12 and 15 year olds reported being embarrassed to smile or laugh due to the condition of their teeth? (CDHS 2013)

Answer 19

35% of 12 year olds

28% of 15 year olds

Question 20

What % of parents of 15 year olds reported that their child’s oral health had impacted on family life in the last 6 months? (CDHS 2013)

Answer 20

35%

Question 21

What % of parents of 15 year olds took time off work because of their child’s oral health in the last 6 months? (CDHS 2013)

Answer 21

23%

Question 22

How many times more likely are children to have decay when living in deprived areas?

Answer 22

1.5 times