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Handedness of orthodontists and its impact on practice

Year 2012, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 229 - 234, 15.03.2012

Bahadir Odabas , Neval Dildes Celal Genc İlknur Veli , Torun Ozer

https://doi.org/10.7126/cdj.2012.1446
Cited By: 2

Abstract

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.

Keywords

left-handed orthodontist handedness

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Bahadir Odabas, DDS, PhD,aNeval Dildes, DDS, PhD,aCelal Genc, DDS, PhD,aIlknur Veli, DDS,b

Year 2012, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 229 - 234, 15.03.2012

Bahadir Odabas , Neval Dildes Celal Genc İlknur Veli , Torun Ozer

https://doi.org/10.7126/cdj.2012.1446
Cited By: 2

Abstract

References

  • Powers TW, Bentrem DJ, Nagle AP, Toyama MT, Murphy SA, Murayama KM. Hand dominance and performance in a laparoscopic skills curriculum. Surg Endosc 2005;19:673-677.
  • Hanna GB, Drew T, Clinch P, Shimi S, Dunkley P, Hau C, Cuschieri A. Psychomotor skills for endoscopic manipulations: differing abilities between right- and left-handed individuals. AnnSurg 1997;225:333–338.
  • Schott J, Puttick M. Handedness among surgeons. BMJ 1995;310:739.
  • Makay O, Icoz G, Ersin S. Surgeon’s view on limitations of left-handedness during endoscopic surgery. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008;18:217-221.
  • Grantcharov TP, Bardram L, Funch-Jensen P, Rosenberg J. Impact of hand dominance, gender, and experience with computer games on performance in virtual reality laparoscopy. Surg Endosc 2003;17:1082–1085.
  • Schueneman AL, Pickleman J, Freeark RJ. Age, gender, lateral dominance, and prediction of operative skill among general surgery residents. Surgery 1985;98:506–515.
  • Henderson NJ, Stephens CD, Dale D. Left-handedness in dental undergraduates and orthodontic specialists. Br Dent J 1996;181,285–288.
  • Schachter SC, Ransil BJ. Handedness distributions in nine professional groups. Percept Mot Skills 1996;82:51–63.
  • Carranza, FA. Clinical periodontology 8th Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia; 1996.
  • Badersten, A, Nilveus, R, Egelberg, J. Effect of nonsurgical periodontal therapy IV. Severely advanced periodontitis. Journal of Clinical Periodontology 1985;12:190–196.
  • Kaya MD, Orbak R. Performance of left-handed dental students is improved when working from the left side of patient. Int J Ind Ergon 2004;33:387-393.
  • Henderson NJ, Stephens CD. Left-handed GPDs in dental undergraduates and orthodontic specialists. Br Dent J 1995;179:8.
  • Canakci V, Tan U, Orbak R, Tezel, A. Right-and left-handed dentists in periodontal therapy. Int J Neurosci 2002;112,1–14.
  • Elalmis DD, Tan U. Hand preference in Turkish population. Int J Neurosci 2005;115:705–712.
  • Tan U. The distribution of hand preference in normal men and women. Int J Neurosci 1988;41:35-55.
  • Orbak R, Tezel A, Canakci V, Tan U. Right and left-handed dentists using right- and left-sided dental chairs in treatment of calculus. Int J Neurosci 2002;112:15-30.
  • Ransil B J, Schachter SC. Test-retest reliability of the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory and Global Handedness preference measurements and their correlation. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1994;79:1355–1372.
  • Bagramian RA, McNamara JA Jr. A prospective survey of percutaneous injuries in orthodontists. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop, 1998;114:654-658.
  • Lansky LM, Feinstein H, Peterson JM. Demography of handedness in two samples of randomly selected adults. Neuropsychologia 1988;26:465–477.
  • Brayer WK, Mellonig JT, Dunlap RM, Marinak WM, Carson RE. Scaling and root planing effectiveness: The effect of root surface access and operator experience. J Periodontol 1989;60:67–72.
  • Graham R. Left-handed GDPs and students (letter). Br Dent J 1995;178:326.
  • Whitmore J. Left-handed GDPs (letter). Br Dent J 1985;179:8.
  • Aimonetti JM, Morin D, Schmied A, Vedel JP, Pagni S. Proprioceptive control of wrist extensor motor units in humans: Dependence on handedness. Somatosens Mot Res 1999;16:11–29.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Original Research Articles
Authors

Bahadir Odabas

Neval Dildes

Celal Genc

İlknur Veli

Torun Ozer

Publication Date March 15, 2012
Submission Date March 15, 2012
Published in Issue Year 2012Volume: 15 Issue: 3

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EndNote Odabas B, Dildes N, Genc C, Veli İ, Ozer T (July 1, 2012) Handedness of orthodontists and its impact on practice. Cumhuriyet Dental Journal 15 3 229–234.

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