Educational Storytelling, an Innovative Novel Interdisciplinary Program Against Child Maltreatment, is developed for dental personnel. The program aims at increasing dental personnels ability to detect, report and treat patients being victims of child abuse or neglect. The objectives of the program is to contribute to the fulfillment of the Norwegian: * Dental health services act §1-3 c The dental health service responsibility to prevent, detect and avert violence and sexual abuse * Health Personnel act §33 Obligation to report suspected cases of child maltreatment to child welfare services. The Educational Storytelling program aims to increase the dental health personnels knowledge and competence related to: * Detecting child abuse and neglect. * Reporting suspected cases of child maltreatment to child welfare services. * Treatment of patients with known and unknown history of child abuse and neglect, trauma sensitive dental treatment. The aim of this trial is to evaluate if the educational program has any effect.
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Questionnaire, assessing attitude, knowledge and behaviour among dental health personnel in regard to talk to children that one suspect is being a victim of child abuse and neglect
Timeframe: Two weeks pre, one week and 6 months after program attendance
Questionnaire, assessing behaviour among dental health personnel in regard to suspect and report casese of child abuse and neglect to child welfare services
Timeframe: Two weeks pre, 6 months post program attendance
Questionnaire, assessing attitude, knowledge and behaviour among dental health personnel in regard to provide trauma sensitive treatment
Timeframe: Two weeks pre, one week and 6 months after program attendance
Questionnaire, assessing dental health personnels attitude, social norm, perceived behaviour control and behaviour in regard to detect and report child abuse and neglect to child welfare services.
Timeframe: Two weeks pre, one week and 6 months post program attendance