Safeguarding during a lockdown

You should be incredibly proud of your selfless commitment to keeping people safe and healthy during such uncertain times.

Social isolation and social distancing are both necessary to ‘flatten the curve’ and slow the spread of COVID-19.

Sadly however, incidents of domestic abuse are likely to see an upsurge as a result of families being forced together around the clock. Those children who once viewed school as an ‘escape’ from home are now, in many cases, essentially trapped inside with their abuser much more than they ever have been.

Understandably, this could prove to be a harrowing time for vulnerable people across the country (and, in fact, across the globe) who are victims of abuse and neglect. But as a dental professional, you are uniquely skilled to raise the alarm and seek help for such individuals.