Ab Halim, Noorhazayti
Esa, Rashidah
Chew, Hooi Pin
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Malaya Grant (PPPC/C1-2012/DPGA/06)
Malaysian Ministry of Education, High Impact Research Grant (No UM.C/625/1/HIR/MoE/DENT/11)
Article History
Received: 21 October 2016
Accepted: 10 December 2017
First Online: 12 January 2018
Authors’ information
: Noorhazayti Abdul Halim is a Dental Public Health lecturer at the Kulliyyah of Dentistry, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan Campus, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.Rashidah Esa and Hooi Pin Chew are lecturers in the Faculty of Dentistry University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
: Ethics approval was obtained from the Medical Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Dentistry, University Malaya prior.Reference number of the approval: DF CO1113/0071(P).Permission to conduct the study in the schools was also obtained from the Ministry of Education and the State Education Department.Patient Information Sheet and Consent Form were sent to the parents of students between 15 and 16 years old, requesting permission for their children’s participation. Only students with written parental consent were included in the study.
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