An audit of a child protection basic awareness programme within the dental hospital setting: are we effective or not?

Effectiveness of a web‐based child protection training programme designed for dental practitioners in Saudi Arabia: a pre‐ and post‐test study

“…This study found a significant increase in individuals' knowledge in CAN after completing the training modules. Previous studies have shown similar results where an increase in knowledge in child abuse and neglect was observed in healthcare providers after completing training or accessing material about CAN . The training package also resulted in an increased intention to act on suspicions of CAN mirroring the findings of Harmer‐Beem .…”

“…Whilst the response rate observed in this study was apparently low, the obtained sample size exceeded the number required to detect a medium effect size and in that sense was deemed fit for purpose. Moreover, previous similar studies have used smaller sample sizes However, this sample does not necessarily represent the general population of dental practitioners living in Saudi Arabia, due to a noticeably high percentage of dental practitioners working in Universities in this sample. This might suggest that this sample is more likely to access a wider range of CPD seminars and programmes compared with other dental practitioners living in KSA; consequently, they could have obtained more initial knowledge in the important role dentists play in child protection.…”

Recognition of risk and prevention in safeguarding of children and young people: a mapping review and component analysis of interventions aimed at health and social care professionals

“…Most studies used a before/after design with no control group or a cross-sectional analysis of participant feedback. Only a few studies followed up with participants after the end of the initiative 101,[103][104][105][106][107] and one of these reported a low response rate, which would be expected to be a common problem with this type of study 103 .…”

“…Of the included studies, 76 did not include children or young people at all (for example studies of health professionals or use of data) and the remainder mainly involved them as study participants. As an example of a group whose importance could easily be overlooked, the mapping review highlighted the important role of dentists and dental services in a range of different aspects of safeguarding 22,23,107,154 .…”

Baby K's unlawful removal: practice issues in the emergency protection of children

“…Health services are required to ensure that all staff working with children attend regular child protection training. However, various authors report an inadequate level of training and knowledge regarding child protection across different health disciplines (Ayonrinde and Payne, 2006;Bannon et al, 2001;Baverstock et al, 2008;Soldani et al, 2008). Individual agencies, but particularly health service managers, will need to audit staff knowledge of the law on emergency powers.…”