Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 31, 2026
07:56
Assessing the Coherence of Parents' Short Narratives Regarding their Child Using the Five-Minute Speech Sample Procedure
Published on: September 19, 2019
10.8K
[Recognising and reporting child abuse by orthodontists].
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Tandheelkunde
|December 19, 2018
Summary
Most orthodontists know about the child abuse reporting code and use it, but many struggle to identify signs due to lack of experience. They often seek advice from
Area of Science:
- Dentistry
- Public Health
- Social Work
Background:
- The Netherlands introduced a mandatory child abuse and domestic violence reporting code in 2013.
- Previous research surveyed dentists but not orthodontists regarding this code.
- Orthodontists' awareness and application of the reporting code remained unknown.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess orthodontists' awareness and implementation of the child abuse reporting code.
- To explore orthodontists' experiences and challenges in applying the reporting code.
- To understand the actions taken by orthodontists when suspecting child abuse.
Main Methods:
- A survey was distributed to members of the Dutch Orthodontic Society (NVvO) in December 2015.
- The survey comprised 20 items focusing on the application of the reporting code and patient interactions.
- Data was collected on orthodontists' awareness, implementation, and perceived difficulties.
Main Results:
- 83% of orthodontists were aware of the reporting code.
- 64% of orthodontists had implemented the reporting code in their practice.
- Many orthodontists reported difficulty recognizing child abuse signs due to inexperience.
- Most orthodontists who suspected abuse sought advice from 'Veilig Thuis' ('Safe at Home').
Conclusions:
- While awareness and implementation are substantial, challenges in recognizing child abuse persist among orthodontists.
- The findings highlight a need for targeted training and support for orthodontists regarding child abuse identification.
- Orthodontists actively engage in seeking guidance when faced with suspected cases, indicating a commitment to child welfare.
Related Concept Videos
01:15Drug Abuse and Addiction: Pharmacological Phenomena
1.3K
Drug dependence, abuse, and addiction are complex phenomena that can precipitate various abnormal states. Physical dependence refers to a state of pharmacological adaptation to a drug. This adaptation often results in tolerance—a reduced response to the drug after repeated administrations. When the drug use is abruptly stopped, withdrawal symptoms occur due to the body's need to readjust from the pharmacologically induced imbalance. However, tolerance and withdrawal symptoms do not...
1.3K
01:24Data Reporting and Recording
5.4K
Reporting and recording are crucial in data documentation. The timely, thorough, and accurate documentation of facts is essential when recording patient data. Failure to record findings during an assessment or interpretation of a problem will result in loss of information and make the patient document unreliable. The reader is left with general impressions if the information is not specific. A recording is documenting data of the individual's health information in a traceable, secure, and...
5.4K
01:25Types of Reports I: Hands-off Report
1.5K
A hand-off report, also known as a change-of-shift report, is a crucial nursing process that ensures the smooth transition of patient care responsibilities between nursing staff.
Following are the key components and categories of hand-off reports:
Purpose and Process:
Following are the key components and categories of hand-off reports:
Purpose and Process:
1.5K
01:21Types of Reports II: Incident or Occurrence Report
1.3K
An Incident or Occurrence Report in a healthcare setting is a crucial document used to record any unexpected occurrence that may or may not have affected a patient, employee, or visitor. Such reports are critical to improving patient safety and include all details leading up to and including the event.
Purposes:
In the healthcare industry, reports play a crucial role in documenting incidents within an agency. The primary objective of these reports is to ensure patient safety, uphold the...
Purposes:
In the healthcare industry, reports play a crucial role in documenting incidents within an agency. The primary objective of these reports is to ensure patient safety, uphold the...
1.3K
01:26Types of Reports III: Telephone and Verbal Reports
1.0K
Telephone and Verbal Reports in healthcare settings are two communication methods for conveying therapeutic instructions from healthcare providers to nurses or other healthcare staff.
Here's an overview of each type:
Telephone Orders
Here's an overview of each type:
Telephone Orders
1.0K
02:11Reporter Genes
13.2K
Reporter genes are a type of protein-coding gene that are often tagged to a gene of interest. Once inside a target cell, reporter genes usually produce visually identifiable characteristics like fluorescence and luminescence when expressed along with the gene of interest. Thus, reporter genes “report” the presence or absence of genes of interest in an organism, determine the gene expression pattern, or track the physical location of a DNA segment or protein in the cell.
13.2K