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1 Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Oral Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

2 Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Garankuwa, South Africa

3 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa

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