Developing safeguarding skills and competencies.

Safeguarding is an important part of an orthodontist's working life, as such there are several organisations and a plethora of legislation. These strive to ensure orthodontists implement the safeguarding agenda in their working environment. This article will provide background information on safeguarding.

Quality of life and communication in orthognathic treatment.

Objective: The primary aim was to determine what, if any, relationships exist between communication and quality of life in patients receiving orthognathic treatment since this has not been explored. A secondary aim was to compare the Quality of Life (QoL) of a pre-treatment sample with those at 2 years post-surgery.

Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire method was used.

Patient's expectations of lingual orthodontic treatment: a qualitative study.

Objective: To investigate patients' expectations of lingual orthodontic treatment.

Design: In-depth interviews were conducted. A framework analysis was carried out to identify themes, concepts and a typology.

Domestic abuse--an underreported problem in general dental practice?

Unlabelled: 'Child abuse' is a topic about which clinicians will be well informed. There are protocols relating to the management of patients suspected of having sustained non-accidental injuries and clinical staff will be expected, as part of mandatory training, to receive education in this area. Domestic abuse (DA) is an under-reported, but relatively common problem and has many implications in the management of traumatic injuries in adults.