When you have concerns about a child it is essential to be able to access information and advice immediately so that you can take action promptly. As a minimum, every dental practice should have:

• a copy of the LSCB/ACPC procedures folder or the website saved as a ‘favourite’ if available online
• an up-to-date list of telephone numbers of local contacts for advice or referral.

Teams working regularly with children will find it useful to work out their own step-by-step guide of what to do if they have concerns about a child. This could be done by adapting our flow chart with your own local information. Alternatively, written guidelines could be produced, perhaps by adapting a published example of good practice.³⁵

Downloads

Child Protection and the Dental Team: flow chart for action

An example of written guidelines

An example of guidelines published as a Child Protection e-book

Procedures to be adopted by the dental professional who suspects child abuse produced by the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

See also Finding your local contacts

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