Odabaş, BaharDildes, NevalGenç, CelalVeli, İlknurÖzer, Torun2023-05-242023-05-242012Odabaş, B., Dildes, N., Genç, C., Veli, İ. ve Özer, T. (2012). Handedness of orthodontists and its impact on practice. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal, 15(3), 229-234.1302-58052146-2852https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/176189https://hdl.handle.net/11468/11901Objectives: To assess the handedness prevelance of orthodontists and analyse the discomfort of left-handedorthodontists on practice. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire about the laterality of orthodontists and their discomfort was preparedand 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 hadbeen educated with left hand manipulation while studying dentistry. One of the 7 private practioners preferredleft-handed chair for his clinic. Regarding left-handed participants working with right-sided chair, 4 of themthought this situation depresses their treatment quality and 9 of them refused. Most of the left-handedparticipants complaint about the university education. Conclusions: Left-handed orthodontists afford to adapt themselves to a right-handed world. They could to beeducated on left-handed dental chairs to display a more skillful clinical performance.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessArticle153229234TRDizinIdYok