Mani, Shani Ann
Uma, Eswara
John, Jacob
Nieminen, Pentti
Article History
Received: 11 January 2023
Accepted: 15 May 2023
First Online: 25 May 2023
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: Ethical approval to conduct this study was obtained only in Malaysia; Medical Ethics Committee, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya [DF CD2105/0015 (L)] and Research Ethics committee, Faculty of dentistry, Manipal University College Malaysia [ MMMC/FOD/AR/E C-2021(F-01)]. In Finland, the Ministry of Education and Culture has exempted surveys conducted with anonymous questionnaires from obtaining approval by an ethics committee. The study followed the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity TENK’s guidelines on ethical principles. Prior to participation in the study, informed consent was obtained from all participants in Malaysia.
: Not applicable.