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Table 1 Reasons for sending reports of concern to CWS among PDHP in Norway, 1214 reports of concern, 3222 reasons for concern

From: Reasons for reported suspicion of child maltreatment and responses from the child welfare - a cross-sectional study of Norwegian public dental health personnel

Reason for sending a report of concern

n

% of reports

Did not attend/was not brought

818

67.4

Grave caries

597

49.2

Lack of hygiene

445

36.7

Suspicion of neglect

315

25.9

Interaction with parents/guardians

232

19.1

Abnormal behavior in the child

220

18.1

Treatment refusal

205

16.9

Gingivitis

119

9.8

Suspicion of physical abuse

59

4.9

Suspicion of sexual abuse

57

4.7

Suspicion of psychological abuse

53

4.4

Trauma

20

1.6

Wounds, lesions or other oral findings

14

1.2

Other

68

5.6

  1. The frequencies do not sum to 100% due to multiple reasons for concern