Funding for this research was provided by:
the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong (17126115)
Article History
Received: 26 December 2017
Accepted: 4 March 2019
First Online: 13 March 2019
Authors’ information
: HMW is a Clinical Associate Professor in Paediatric Dentistry in the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong and a Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine, and the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong in Paediatric Dentistry. SMP is a part-time Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry in the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong. Currently, she is also in private practice. CPJM is a Clinical Professor in Dental Public Health in the Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong.
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