Barriers to report	Authors
Lack of adequate knowledge about abuse and dentists role in reporting	Samer A. Bsoul5 and Marina Sousa Azevedo15
Lack of adequate history	Marina Sousa Azevedo15
Fear of violence or unknown consequence toward the child	Al-Dabaan4 and Marina Sousa Azevedo15
Lack of confidence in child protection services and their ability to handle such sensitive cases	Al-Dabaan4 and Marina Sousa Azevedo15
Lack of certainty about the diagnosis’	Marina Sousa Azevedo,15 Cairns et al.22 and Harris et al.23
Lack of knowledge of referral procedures	Sonbol et al.17
Fear of negative effects on the child's family	Al-Dabaan4 and Marina Sousa Azevedo15
Family violence against dentists	Al-Dabaan4
Confidentiality associated with reporting CAN** cases	Marina Sousa Azevedo,15 Owais et al.16 and Kilpatrick24
Fears of a negative impact on dental practice, fear of litigation	Al-Dabaan4 and Marina Sousa Azevedo15
Uncertainty about the consequences of reporting	Marina Sousa Azevedo15
“It is not the dentist's responsibility”	Marina Sousa Azevedo15

^**CAN – child abuse and neglect.