Helping Emma

What steps do you take next for Emma?

You are uncertain about your legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities in addressing your suspicion of Emma's possible bulimia and don't want to alienate her or her family. On the other hand, you don't want to ignore a potentially serious health problem and are willing to be proactive on Emma's behalf.

Improving Patient Outcomes

To ensure positive oral and behavioral health outcomes for Emma, she and her family may require a multidisciplinary approach that includes the dentist, physician, nutritionist and social worker or adolescent and family counselor.
Question 1:

As Emma's pediatric dentist, would you contact a social worker to assist this family?

  1. Definitely not
  2. Probably not, maybe another time
  3. Can't decide
  4. Might give it a try
  5. Absolutely