Protected Characteristics Flashcards
what are the protected characteristics?
age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race and ethnicity, religion and belief, sexual orientation
how can treatment be more complex for older people?
previous restorative work, medical conditions, frailty, cognitive decline, dependence
when can you target interventions for people with a protected characteristic?
if they are currently missing out on services, can show they have a different level of need, track record of disadvantage, low participation of this group
what is important to think about when targeting interventions at children?
high caries rates, high dental GA rates, early years = priority (childsmile), good oral health is part of overall child wellbeing, established good oral health early on will influence later life
what do you need to think about when targeting interventions for older adults?
dental attendance declines with age, older people less likely to have good oral health, need for help with oral hygiene, medical consequences of poor oral health, oral health consequences for general health
what sort of things can you expect to see in a patients mouth who is disabled?
poor oral hygiene, poor gingival health, caries, fewer filled teeth and more missing teeth
what sort of things must you consider for a patient with a disability?
access to care, dental anxiety with learning disability, communication, treatment/management complexities, medical co-morbidities, capacity to consent
what must you make to allow disabled people can access treatment?
reasonable adjustments such as installing a disabled access ramp in your practice
what do reasonable adjustments depend on?
size and nature of business, physical features of premises, cost of making adjustments
when are you required to pay compensation and make adjustments needed to allow patients to access care?
when barriers which should have been identified and reasonable adjustments could have been made
what is it essential to have in dental practices with regards to disabilties?
details of disabled access, practice information leaflet available in large print, disability policy
what does an access survey do?
look at features that make the practice accessible and what can be improved
what actions should you take to cater to different races in your practice?
written information available in other languages, translation services, consider how medical/cultural factors may affect oral health/dental care
what is intersectionality?
when different protected characteristics are interlinked
what are the dental priority groups?
frail older people, people with special care needs, those who are homeless
