About the Authors

Katharine H. Sharpe

k.sharpe.1@research.gla.ac.uk

Affiliations Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences: Dental School, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Alex D. McMahon

Affiliation University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences: Dental School, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Gillian M. Raab

Affiliation University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

David H. Brewster

Affiliations Information Services Division, NHS National Services Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Public Health Sciences, Edinburgh University Medical School, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

David I. Conway

Affiliation University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences: Dental School, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: KHS ADM GMR DHB DIC. Performed the experiments: KHS. Analyzed the data: KHS ADM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ADM GMR. Wrote the paper: KHS. Edited the paper: GMR DHB DIC ADM.