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child protection and the dental team
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A list of questions to ask yourself in such circumstances can be kept in the surgery to act as a prompt (print question prompts).

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Within electronic patient records this could be incorporated into a custom screen as shown.

Computer screengrab showing Child protection question prompts

Reproduced with permission of Software of Excellence

Computer screengrab showing Child protection question prompts

Reproduced with permission of Software of Excellence

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