Journal of the British Society of Special Care Dentistry
December 2025
Volume: 25
Issue: 3
DOI: 10.63507/QXKU1319

Title: Looked after children: legislation and consenting for dental treatment

Author: Brown N, Tkacz K, Reynolds C

Abstract: 

This article aims to explore the legislation and complexities of consent for looked after children, within the health and social care system in the UK. This paper looks at who holds legal authority to give consent for a looked after child, care orders which may be in place for a looked after child, parental responsibility and the principles of consent. This paper recommends a child-centred approach to care, with the child’s wellbeing and safeguarding being at the forefront of the dental team’s mind.

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Articles from BSSCD Journal 25-3

Article Title Author Page start Page end
Editorial Newton T 101 103
BSSCD AGM Various 104 107
Announcements and diary BSSCD 108 110
Profile: Andrew Geddis-Regan A Geddis-Regan 112 112
Profile: Richard Fitzgerald R Fitzgerald 113 114
Book review: CBT for dental anxiety: a manual for the dental team S Naidu 115 115
Book review: The NHS England Clinical Guide to Dental Anxiety Management J Hare 116 118
Everyday Miracles Shah P 119 119
 Peer Reviewed Papers      

Looked after children: legislation and consenting for dental treatment

 Brown N, Tkacz K, Reynolds C 120 126
A report of a dental service for patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) awaiting kidney transplant at Lancashire  Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Wooi M, Woywodt A, O’Mahony F 127 136
 Peer Reviewed Case Reports      
The use of lateral oblique radiographs where other approaches are contraindicated – a case series

O’Halloran A, Shah P

 137 141
Learning from hindsight: delayed management of mandibular fractures in a patient with a learning disability Hayat S, Pullan S, Patel S, Yeo X H 142 154