All details are correct at the time of writing but readers are advised that some may be liable to change. This section is included to assist you in your work. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all relevant information and services.

1. Further reading

Management of Abuse: a resource manual for the dental team

Sinha S, Acharya P, Jafar H, Bower E, Harrison V and Newton JT. London: Stephen Hancocks Limited, 2005. www.shancocksltd.com

An informative, well illustrated and extensively referenced text on child abuse, domestic violence, abuse of vulnerable adults and effective protection. Verifiable CPD and a ‘legislative update’ are available.

NSPCC Child Protection Awareness in Health

EduCare Administration, P.O.Box 3261, Leamington Spa, CV32 5RS
www.debrus-educare.co.uk 01926 436211

A short distance-learning programme for anyone who comes into contact with children through their work in a health setting. Four modules, paper-based or online, with questionnaires. Individual feedback and an NSPCC certificate on successful completion.

"It doesn’t happen to disabled children": child protection and disabled children

National Working Group on Child Protection and Disability. London: NSPCC, 2003.

Examples of medical text books on child abuse and neglect

Hobbs CJ, Wynne JM. Physical signs of child abuse. A colour atlas. 2nd ed. London: WB Saunders, 2001.
Hobbs CJ, Hanks HGI, Wynne JM. Child abuse and neglect. A clinician’s handbook. 2nd ed. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1998.

2. Online information resources

National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

www.nspcc.org.uk
Including information about the NSPCC’s publications, library, training and consultancy services, and NSPCC Inform.

NSPCC Inform

www.nspcc.org.uk/inform
A free, online, specialised child protection information resource to support any professionals working to protect children.

CORE INFO Welsh Child Protection Systematic Review Group

www.core-info.cf.ac.uk
Systematic reviews of physical aspects of child protection e.g. bruising, fractures, oral injuries and bites.
See our reference list for resulting publications (Maguire et al, 2005a; Maguire et al, 2005b). Further articles are currently in press.
See also a series of user-firendly information leaflets published with the NSPCC, downloadable from NSPCC Inform:
Core-info: bruises on children; Core-info: fractures in children; Core-info: oral injuries and bites on children.

3. Guidance documents

General Dental Council

www.gdc-uk.org
London: General Dental Council, 2005.
Standards Guidance: Standards for Dental Professionals
Standards Guidance: Principles of Patient Consent
Standards Guidance: Principles of Patient Confidentiality
Standards Guidance: Principles of Dental Team Working

National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services

Primary Care Version. London: Department of Health, 2004, document no. 40620.
A 10 year strategy that sets out to improve the health and well-being of the nation’s children. It sets standards to promote child-centred health and social services, and places emphasis on early intervention to meet children’s needs, tackling health inequalities and promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.

Every child matters

www.everychildmatters.gov.uk
Every child matters: summary, publication ref. DfES/0672/2003. Department for Education and Skills, 2003.
Every child matters: change for children, publication ref. DfES/1081/2004. Department for Education and Skills, 2004.

What To Do If You’re Worried A Child Is Being Abused

Full report, publication no. 31533.
Summary, publication no. 31815.
A flow chart for referral, publication no. 31981. London: Department of Health, 2003.
The summary and flow chart, containing useful guidance on information sharing and referral, were circulated to dentists. They remain the basis of current practice.

Working Together to Safeguard Children

A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. HM Government. London: The Stationary Office, 2006. Available at www.everychildmatters.gov.uk

Tips on ordering government guidance publications

Many Department of Health (www.dh.gov.uk) and Department for Education and Skills (www.dfes.gov.uk) documents are available online to view or download. Alternatively, hard-copy publications and may be ordered as follows, often free of charge:

Department of Health Publications
PO Box 777
London SE1 6XH
Tel: 08701 555455
Fax: 01623 724524

Department for Education and Skills
PO Box 5050
Sherwood Park
Annersley
Nottingham NG15 0DJ
Tel: 08456 022260
Fax: 08456 033360

4. Employment and legal

Providers of advice services and publications for members on a wide range of issues of relevance to dental practice, including staff recruitment and clinical governance:

British Dental Association

64 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8YS
www.bda-dentistry.org.uk 020 7935 0875

General Dental Practitioners’ Association

61 Harley Street, London W1G 8QU
www.gdpa.org.uk 020 7636 1072

Providers of medicolegal advice services, publications and telephone advice lines for members:

Dental Defence Union

MDU Services Ltd, 230 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8PJ
www.the-ddu.com 0800 374 626

Dental Protection Ltd

33 Cavendish Square, London, W1G 0PS
www.dentalprotection.org 020 7399 1400

Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS)

Mackintosh House, 120 Blythswood Street, Glasgow G2 4EA
www.mddus.com 0141 221 5858

Sources of information for employers including guidance on pre-employment checks is currently provided by:

NHS Employers website

Criminal Records Bureau

PO Box 110, Liverpool L69 3EF
0870 90 90 811
www.crb.gov.uk
For current requirements regarding CRB disclosures when recruiting staff.

5. Other information

CHI Self-assessment tool for child protection for clinical teams

Commission for Health Improvement. The Stationery Office, 2004.
Already circulated by PCTs in some areas, this audit tool is recommended by a number of Salaried Primary Dental Care Service teams who have used it to identify what they do well and what they need to improve in the area of child protection. Available from www.tso.co.uk/bookshop, or online to view or download at www.hcsu.org.uk

BDA Mouth Maps

www.bda-dentistry.org.uk/bdashop
Mouth maps available from BDA publications to assist accurate record keeping for intra-oral injuries or pathology.

The British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

17 Priory Street, York YO1 6ET
Tel: 01904 613605

www.baspcan.org.uk
For all professionals working in health, education, police, social services and voluntary agencies. The website has information about conferences on child protection topics such as neglect, child deaths, emotional abuse

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