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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT<br />

My sincere gratitude goes to my supervisor Dr EN Kikwilu, for his assistance<br />

throughout this dissertation work.<br />

I thank my second supervisor Prof L Mabelya for his invaluable contribution in the<br />

inception of the research question and advice and guidance he provided throughout this work.<br />

I appreciate the tireless administrative support I got from Dr EA Mugonzibwa, the Head<br />

of Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry. Thanks to Drs FK Kahabuka, JR<br />

Masalu and M Mtaya for their critical review of my proposal.<br />

I thank the Municipal Secondary Education Officers of all the three Municipals in Dar<br />

es Salaam for facilitating the logistics of my study. I am indebted to the Head masters/mistress,<br />

teachers and students of the schools I interacted with during data collection for their<br />

cooperation.<br />

I thank the Directorate of Postgraduate Studies and School of Dentistry, Muhimbili<br />

University of Health and Allied Sciences for coordinating this study and the Ministry of Health<br />

and Social Welfare for funding it.<br />

Lastly, I thank my wife Happiness and our lovely daughters Karen and Ruth for their<br />

patience, tolerance and support.

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