The dental practitioner and child protection in Scotland

Cairns, Andrew G.; Mok, Jacqueline; Welbury, Richard

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4812809

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“…Within this survey, lack of certainty in the diagnosis (70%) was the factor perceived as most likely to prevent them referring. The same factor was most cited by Scottish dentists 12 and was raised as an issue by Australian practitioners. 18 There is evidence that dentists educated to recognise signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect are fi ve times more likely to report it than those who are not, 20 so ensuring confi dence as far as possible in their diagnosis is important.…”

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“…For convenience this earlier survey is referred to as the Scottish survey. 12 The decision was taken to send the questionnaire to all dental therapists on the GDC register. In total 396 useable responses were received from all areas of the United Three respondents did not declare the number of years since qualifi cation (one had received no training, one UG training and one both UG and PG training) and suggests appropriate note keeping guidelines for the dental team.…”

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“…12,[17][18][19] While there is evidence that training can increase awareness of child abuse, it does not appear that training alone empowers members of the dental team to act on their suspicions. 12,20 When faced with a possible case of child abuse, almost half (48%) of DTs would speak to the principle dentist or a dental colleague and 41% to a paediatric colleague, rather than social services or the police. Discussing concerns with an experienced or senior colleague is recommended in the latest guidance to dental teams.…”

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“…Discussing concerns with an experienced or senior colleague is recommended in the latest guidance to dental teams. 11 However, research into dentist behaviour in relation to child protection indicates that they also fi nd the decision to refer to social services diffi cult, 12 and it is therefore important that DTs should feel confi dent and empowered to report cases in their own right if concern still remains following discussion. In those circumstances a referral should be made to social services and followed up in writing within 48 hours.…”

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“…11 Sixty-eight percent of DTs were concerned about violence to the child. A third of Scottish dentists 12 and 87% of Australian general dentists 18 cited this factor also. Fear of violence to themselves might prevent 28% of DTs from referring, and around a third of dentists have reported similar concerns.…”

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Dental professionals' experience with and handling of suspicion of child maltreatment in a small‐scale society, the Faroe Islands

Jakobsen¹,

Fjallheim

Gislason

et al. 2019

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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The aims of the present study were to describe how frequently dental professionals in a small‐scale society like the Faroese Islands, experience suspicion on child maltreatment, and how they handle their suspicion. Furthermore, we wanted to investigate the hypothesis that the special interpersonal characteristics of small‐scale societies like the Faroese, influence how dental professionals handle suspicion of child maltreatment compared to how their colleagues in larger societies handled such suspicion. The design of our study was cross‐sectional using a non‐probability purposive sampling method. A translated and slightly modified version of the Danish questionnaire regarding suspicion on child maltreatment was sent to all 71 dental professionals (44 dentists and 27 dental hygienists) in the Faroe Islands. 51 (72%) returned a valid questionnaire. Of these, 61% experienced suspicion of child maltreatment at some point in their career, 33% within the last 6 months, and 10% percent were certain of child maltreatment during the last six months. Of those respondents who had experienced suspicion at some point of their career, 39% had reported their suspicion. The main reasons for withholding a suspicion were: uncertainty as to whether the suspicion was reliable, fear of the consequences for the child, and lack of procedural knowledge. Faroese dental professionals suspected child maltreatment much more frequently (61%) than their Danish (38%), Scottish (29%), and Croatian colleagues (26%) did. Child maltreatment raises concern among the Faroese dental professionals more frequently than among their colleagues in larger societies. They also seem to report their concern more frequently than their Scottish colleagues do. Thus, the present study indicates that the social structure in small‐scale societies may affect dental professionals' suspicions, and handling of child maltreatment.

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Jordanian Dental Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes in Regard to Child Physical Abuse

Al-Jundi

Zawaideh

Al-Rawi

2010

Journal of Dental Education

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The aim of this study was to investigate Jordanian dental students' educational experience, attitudes, and knowledge regarding child physical abuse. Data were collected from a self-administered questionnaire completed by 441 undergraduate and postgraduate dental students in both dental schools in Jordan. Descriptive statistics were used to report responses to each question. The chi-square test was used to analyze the relationship between students' responses and level of education; the difference was considered signiicant if the probability of the difference was less than 5 percent. Results indicated major lack of knowledge of social indicators, signs of physical abuse, and reporting procedure among all respondents with no signiicant difference between postgraduate and undergraduate students. Most students indicated that their dental school was the main source of information on this topic; however, more postgraduates reported beneit from extracurricular sources. We conclude that dental students in Jordan are not suficiently prepared to undergo their role in protection of children from abuse. Dental curricula in both dental schools include information on the topic of child abuse; however, the content should be expanded to better prepare the students.

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The dental practitioner and child protection in Scotland

Cited by 84 publications

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Child protection: training and experiences of dental therapists

Child protection: training and experiences of dental therapists

Dental professionals' experience with and handling of suspicion of child maltreatment in a small‐scale society, the Faroe Islands

Jordanian Dental Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes in Regard to Child Physical Abuse

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