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Article: When does childhood dental caries become neglect or abuse: do parents think what we think?

1. Dental decay in childhood can have which of the following effects on children?

A. ectopic eruption of permanent teeth

B. reduced arch perimeter length

C. crowding in the permanent dentition

D. all of the above

2. Of the 250 completed surveys described in this paper, which of the following results emerged?

A. 19% of children had already undergone extractions under general anaesthesia

B. 19% of children had undergone extractions under local anaesthesia

C. 10 families had experience of social services involvement

D. 58% reported that their child had a dentist

3. Regarding the responses to Question 3, which of the following is incorrect?

A. 93 respondents felt that Cameron warranted a CIN referral

B. 4% of respondents thought that a child protection referral was required for Cameron

C. 76.4% of respondents felt that Cameron needed oral hygiene and dietary instruction

D. 76.4% of respondents correctly stated that Cameron needed dental treatment

4. Select the statement which is true in the current survey:

A. most parents/carers did not realise that a dental abscess is often the result of untreated tooth decay

B. for the healthy six-year-old, there were significant differences between HCPs' and parents' views

C. in the case of a four-year-old boy with ear bruising, dental care workers were more likely than parents and paediatricians to correctly suggest child protection involvement

D. parental perspectives and those of HCPs were largely the same

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