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'Please Just Help My Child': An Exploration of Children's and Parental Experience of Emergency Care and Management, Following Traumatic Dental Injuries in the North West of England.

Dental traumatology : official publication of International Association for Dental Traumatology · Gallichan N, Gartshore L, Albadri S, Jarad F, Watkins F · 2026-07-21

Researchers interviewed seven parent-child pairs about their experience managing traumatic dental injuries in Northwest England, finding families struggled with unclear care pathways, visited multiple services before receiving dental treatment, and encountered knowledge gaps among healthcare professionals about injury management.

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