In the article titled “Özdemir B, Özakar N, Doğan H. Association between Genetic Polymorphisms in Enamel Formation Genes and Environmental Factors with Caries Experience. Curr Res Dent Sci. 2025;35(4):282-288. DOI: 10.17567/currresdentsci.1485658”, published in Current Research in Dental Sciences, Volume 35, Issue 4 (2025), the conflict of interest statement was incomplete.At the time of submission and evaluation, the author Nurcan Özakar was serving as a Section Editor of the journal. This information was not adequately disclosed in the original publication.THE CORRECTED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IS PROVIDED BELOW:CORRECTED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT:The author of this article, Nurcan Özakar, was also serving as a Section Editor of the journal at the time of submission. This situation constitutes a potential conflict of interest. In order to ensure an impartial and transparent peer-review process, the peer-review and publication decision for this manuscript were handled by a guest editor appointed by the Atatürk University Coordinatorship of Scientific Journals. A double-blind peer-review process was applied, and the author’s editorial role was not disclosed to the reviewers. All stages of the evaluation process were conducted in accordance with the journal’s ethical policies and international ethical guidelines, including those of COPE and ICMJE.The journal apologizes to its readers for this oversight.
Erratum E. (Wed,) studied this question.