Paeds Flashcards
3 policies within Scotland regarding child protection
GIRFEC
CYPA 2014
National guidance for CP in Scotland 2014
3 stages of managing dental neglect
Preventive dental team management
Preventive multi-agency management
Child protection referral
Explain step 1 of managing dental neglect (4)
- Raise concerns with parents
- Offer support
- Set targets
- Monitor progress
Explain step 2 of managing dental neglect
- Obtain details regarding HV from GMP
- Communicate with health visitor about concerns
- HV will visit family and arrange appointments
- Check if child is subject to child protection plan
Explain step 3 of managing dental neglect
Referral to social services by telephone followed by writing
5 examples of non-accidental injuries
- Delayed presentation
- Injuries that do not match with history
- Soft tissue injuries
- Injuries to both sides of body
- Injuries with specific pattern
- Injuries to the triangle of safety
4 responsibilities of the dental team in managing child abuse/ neglect
- Observe
- Record
- Communicate
- Refer for assessment
3 people you can go to for help and advice in managing child abuse/ neglect
- Experienced colleague
- Named safeguarding doctor/ nurse
- Social services (social care direct)
- CPA
Home care instructions for parent and child who had trauma to dentition
- analgesia
- soft diet 10 - 14 days
- brush teeth after every meal
- apply topical CHX MR using gauze
- warn re signs of infections + possible complications to dentition
Management of enamel-dentin fracture with no pulpal exposure in primary dentition (3)
- Account for fractured fragment
- Apply GI/ composite bandage
- Restore definitively with composite
Management of complicated crown fracture in primary dentition (2)
- Account for fractured fragment
- LA, pulpotomy, dress with non setting CaOH, temporise with GI, restore with composite
Management of crown root fracture in primary dentition (4)
- remove loose fragment & determine if crown can be restored
- if restorable
– no pulp exposed, GI bandage
– pulp exposed, pulpotomy/ RCT - if unrestorable, XLA loose fragments
Management of crown root fracture in primary dentition (5)
- no tx if coronal fragment not displaced
- if coronal fragment displaced but not excessively mobile allow to reposition spontaneously
- if coronal fragment displaced & excessively mobile & interfering with occlusion:
– XLA loose coronal fragment
– reposition loose coronal fragment +/- splint
Management of concussion in primary dentition (2)
no tx
KUO
Management of subluxation in primary dentition (2)
no tx
KUO
Management of lateral luxation in primary dentition (2)
(a) minimal/ no occlusal interference
- allow to reposition spontaneously
(b) severe displacement
- XLA OR
- reposition +/- splint