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Child Abuse and Neglect: What the Dental Team Needs to Know and Do

Tracking # 20-1239388

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Educator CONCORD DENTAL & MEDICAL SEMINARS
CE Broker Reporting Reported automatically
Method Computer-Based Training

Course overview

Children may witness or be victims of various forms of maltreatment. The entire dental team needs to be cognizant of the signs of child maltreatment and how to respond to it. Maltreatment may include physical and/or sexual abuse, human trafficking, neglect and/ or emotional abuse. This course will enable participants to recognize the overall signs of child maltreatment as well as the oral / head and neck manifestations. The dental team is required to report suspected child maltreatment to local child protection authorities. This course will provide participants with the framework for documentation and reporting such instances.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Alabama Board of Dental Examiners

Dental Hygienist

2h Related to the Practice of Dental Hygiene

Dentist

2h Related to the Practice of Dentistry

Special Teaching Permit

2h Related to the Practice of Dentistry

Teaching Permit

2h Related to the Practice of Dentistry

Florida Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

2h General

Dental Temporary Certificate

2h General

Dentist

2h General

Health Access Dentist

2h General

Georgia Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

2h Clinical/Scientific courses in the actual delivery of dental services

Dentist

2h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients)

Volunteer Dentist

2h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients)

Louisiana Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

2h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental hygiene services to patients)

Dentist

2h Clinical (pertaining to the actual delivery of dental services to patients)

Michigan Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

2h Directly Related to Clinical Issues

Dental Hygienist

2h Directly Related to Clinical Issues

Dental Therapist

2h Directly Related to Clinical Issues

Dentist

2h Directly Related to Clinical Issues

Minnesota Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

2h Clinical Subjects

Dental Hygienist

2h Clinical Subjects

Dental Therapist

2h Clinical Subjects

Dentist

2h Clinical Subjects

Full Faculty Dentist

2h Clinical Subjects

Specialty Dentist

2h Clinical Subjects

Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners

Dental - General

2h General

Dental - Specialty

2h General

Dental Hygienist

2h General

Dentist - Provisional

2h General

Hygienist - Provisional

2h General

Missouri Dental Board

Dental Assistant

2h Directly Related to Treatment, Health, and Safety

Dental Hygienist

2h Directly Related to Treatment, Health, and Safety

Dental Specialist

2h Directly Related to Treatment, Health, and Safety

Dentist

2h Directly Related to Treatment, Health, and Safety

New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners

Dental Hygienist

2h Clinical Dental Care

Dentist

2h Clinical Dental Care

Ohio State Dental Board

Dental Hygienist

2h Clinical Dental Practice Education

Dentist

2h Clinical Dental Practice Education

Volunteer Certificate

2h Clinical Dental Practice Education

Oklahoma Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

2h General CE

Dental Hygienist

2h General CE

Dentist

2h General CE

Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant

2h General CE

South Carolina Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

2h clinical and technical subjects

Dental Instructor

2h clinical and technical subjects

Dental Technician

2h clinical and technical subjects

General Dentist

2h clinical and technical subjects

Hygienist Instructor

2h clinical and technical subjects

Orthodontic Technician

2h clinical and technical subjects

Volunteer Dentists

2h clinical and technical subjects

Volunteer Hygienists

2h clinical and technical subjects

Tennessee Board of Dentistry

Dental Assistant

2h Dental Assistant Continuing Education

Dental Hygienist

2h Dental Hygienist Continuing Education

Dentist

2h Dentist Continuing Education

Virginia Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

2h General

Dentist

2h General

Disclosure statements

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course the participants should be able to:


  1. Identify the burden of child abuse and neglect in contemporary communities
  2. Learn about the age groups that are susceptible to the different types of child maltreatment
  3. Understand the clinical signs that lead to suspicion of child maltreatment
  4. Describe the role and responsibility of the dental team in responding to suspected child maltreatment
  5. Outline steps in documenting and reporting child maltreatment


This course has not been pre-approved by any state. Please check with your board for specific requirements for license renewal.


The educational teaching methodology used in this course is a self-study lecture presented via pre-recorded webinar in concert with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. Both the pre-recorded webinar and the PowerPoint presentation incorporate a variety of audio and visual cues to enhance audience members’ understanding and retention of key concepts.