Handedness of orthodontists and its impact on practice
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Tarih
2012
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Dergi ISSN
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Yayıncı
Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Dentistry
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Objectives: 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. Conclusions: 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.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Handedness., Left-Handed, Orthodontist
Kaynak
Cumhuriyet Dental Journal
WoS Q Değeri
Scopus Q Değeri
Q4
Cilt
15
Sayı
3
