Handedness of orthodontists and its impact on practice
Objective: To assess the handedness prevelance of orthodontists and analyse the discomfort of left-handed orthodontists on practice.Materials and Methods: A questionnaire about the laterality of orthodontists and their discomfort was prepared and distributed to our orthodontic society members. 173 q...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cumhuriyet University
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Cumhuriyet Dental Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/48340 |
| Summary: | Objective: To assess the handedness prevelance of orthodontists and analyse the discomfort of left-handed orthodontists on practice.Materials and Methods: A questionnaire about the laterality of orthodontists and their discomfort was prepared and distributed to our orthodontic society members. 173 questionnaires were investigated.Results: Fifteen of the participants were left-handed individuals. Of all the 15 samples, only 1 practitioner had been educated with left hand manipulation while studying dentistry. One of the 7 private practioners preferred left-handed chair for his clinic. Regarding left-handed participants working with right-sided chair, 4 of them thought this situation depresses their treatment quality and 9 of them refused. Most of the left-handed participants complaint about the university education.Conclusion: Left-handed orthodontists afford to adapt themselves to a right-handed world. They could to be educated on left-handed dental chairs to display a more skillful clinical performance. |
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| ISSN: | 1302-5805 2146-2852 |