00000ctm a22000003a 4500 UP-1685523046125456065 Buklod 20080222093538.0 a r |||| u| ta 080222s xx d r |||| u| (iLib)UPMNL-00001325345 UPDent eng LG 993.5 2002 D4 L38 Lavarias, Arnel R. A descriptive study on the difficulties encountered by left-handed clinicians at the University of the Philippines College of Dentistry, SY 2001-2002 Arnel R. Lavarias, Honorio Nino Singson. 136 leaves Seminar Paper--Doctor of Dental Medicine--University of the Philippines Manila. Procedures in dental practice, whether it is oral prophylaxis, tooth restoration, or simple tooth extraction is equally difficult. Being left-handed or right-handed person, each poses differences and difficulties in accomplishing procedures. Their positions and positioning of the various dental instruments and equipment show the difficulty of each procedure. The aim of this study was to determine the difficulties encountered by left-handed dental operators in oral prophylaxis, tooth restoration and simple tooth extraction, relative to right-handed operators in UPCD through a questionnaire. Fifty-three (53) clinicians, whether left or right-handed, were included in the study. The left-handed respondents encountered difficulties in holding extraction forceps for posterior teeth and scaling the distal sites of tooth 18 and 28. For right-handed clinicians, the specific dental activities they encountered difficulties in were scaling in the distal sites of tooth 18, 28, and 48. Statistics show that there is significantly no difference in the difficulties encountered among left-handed and right-handed clinicians. Students, Dental Left-handed 2001-2002 University of the Philippines. Singson, Honorio Nino. Escoto, Elmer Jesus T. (Adviser). UPMNL DENT LG 993.5 2002 D4 L38 Thesis