Sharma, Anya R.
Manangazira, Tendai
Shah, Zunaira
Lowers, Victoria
van der Zande, Marieke
Heddi, Imane
Lennox, Chloe
Harris, Rebecca V.
Article History
Received: 11 April 2025
Revised: 22 July 2025
Accepted: 29 July 2025
First Online: 5 January 2026
Ethics declaration
: RH is currently Senior Clinical Advisor for Dental Contract Reform, Department of Health and Social Care, although the views in this manuscript do not necessarily represent the views of this employer. There are no other conflicts of interest to report. Full ethical approval for the research was gained from the University of Liverpool, Institute of Population Health Research Ethics Committee (Ref: 12498 26/06/2023), and all study procedures were carried out in accordance with that approval. Written informed consent was obtained for all participants whose data are included within this manuscript and includes both consent to participate and consent to publish.