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Why are they reluctant to report? A study of the barriers to reporting to child welfare services among public dental healthcare personnel

This study is a national cross-sectional survey, conducted in November 2014, of 366 dental hygienists and dentists who had suspected maltreatment but did not report it to Norwegian Child Welfare Services (CWS). The aims of the present paper are to identify the reasons why public dental healthcare professionals are reluctant to report suspected child maltreatment to CWS and to determine whether there are differences in the identified barriers according to socio-demographic variables. The questionnaire was based on earlier studies and was adapted to fit the Norwegian context. The most frequently chosen reason for not reporting was ” unsure of own assessment ” (90.4%). Thirteen items pertaining to not reporting were factorised into three factors of barriers. These factors were ” insufficient …

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Gargling hydrogen peroxide: Benefits and how-to

Hydrogen peroxide has many antiseptic and antibacterial properties, and it is a staple in many medicine cabinets. Learn about the benefits of gargling with hydrogen peroxide here.
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Robert Frost

“You can be a rank insider as well as a rank outsider.”
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NHS staff in New Year honours

Dozens of NHS staff have been recognised in the 2019 New Year honours list, including 15 nurses, numerous doctors, dentists, physiotherapists and other health professionals, and those who led the response to terror attacks and major incidents. (Source: NHS Networks)

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Christopher Hampton

“Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.”
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Osseointegration: Affect of prosthetic procedures during the healing period?

Will osseo-integration be adversely affected by using finger force to unscrew the healing abutments, screw in impression copings, make impression, unscrew the impression copings, and re-screwing the healing abutments?The postOsseointegration: Affect of prosthetic procedures during the healing period? appeared first onOsseoNews Dental Implants. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
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Lily Tomlin

“Why isn’t there a special name for the tops of your feet?”
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Medical News Today: What happens when you remove fluoride from tap water?

Twelve years ago, Juneau, AK stopped adding fluoride to community water sources. A newly published study looks at how this has affected its inhabitants. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

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Charles Lamb

“Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”
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Do we need abutments at immediately loaded implants supporting cross-arch fixed prostheses? Results from a 5-year randomised controlled trial.

CONCLUSIONS:The present results suggest that intermediate abutments may not be needed at immediately loaded cross-arch screw-retained prostheses, unless there is the necessity to correct implant angulation. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
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