Handedness of orthodontists and its impact on practice

Bahadir ODABAS; Neval DİLDES; Celal GENC; İlknur VELİ; Torun OZER

doi:https://doi.org/10.7126/cdj.2012.1446

Makale detayları

Handedness of orthodontists and its impact on practice

Yazarlar:

Bahadir ODABAS | Neval DİLDES | Celal GENC | İlknur VELİ | Torun OZER

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 2012 Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.229-234

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000735735

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7126/cdj.2012.1446

Özet:

 


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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Makale detayları

Handedness of orthodontists and its impact on practice

Yazarlar: Bahadir ODABAS | Neval DİLDES | Celal GENC | İlknur VELİ | Torun OZER

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 2012 Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.229-234

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2012

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000735735

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7126/cdj.2012.1446

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Bahadir ODABAS | Neval DİLDES | Celal GENC | İlknur VELİ | Torun OZER

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 2012 Vol.15 Issue 3, pp.229-234

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2012

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000735735

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7126/cdj.2012.1446