Ijaz, Hafsa
Chaudhary, Muhammad Aamir Ghafoor
Tauheed, Syeda Laiba
Shehzad, Maheer
Ahtasham, Haris
Riaz, Hira
Abbas, Syeda Kashaf
Ashraf, Javed
Article History
Received: 10 November 2024
Accepted: 6 October 2025
First Online: 14 November 2025
Declarations
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: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Ethical Review Committee of Islamic International Dental Hospital (IIDH). All participants provided written informed consent prior to participation. The study was conducted using an online survey and adhered to the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Ref. No: IIDC/IRC/2024/010/002.Written informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Participants were informed about the purpose, procedures, potential risks, and benefits of the research before providing their consent. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.The participants were categorised based on their current professional status as House officers, Postgraduates, Consultants, or General Dentists.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.