1Kuwait Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait
2Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
3Department of Public Health, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
4Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait
5Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
6Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
*Correspondence: Hesham Alhazmi Haahazmi@uqu.edu.sa
Roles
Khaled Albusairi: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft
Badriyah Mandani: Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Ward Bouresly: Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Yash Brahmbhatt: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft
Hend Alqaderi: Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Hesham Alhazmi: Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
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