Table 2.

Summary of self-designed subject detail questionnaire results.

General Information results
Dominant hand of usage	•Right Hand (95.83 %) •Left Hand (4.166 %)
Marital status	•Married (51.66 %) •Single (47.5 %)
Lifestyle habits	•Occasional smoking (9.17 %) •Regular smoking (1.67 %) •Never Smoked (90 %) •Occasional Alcoholism (14.17 %) •Regular Alcoholism (21.67 %) •Never had Alcohol (64.17 %)
Physical Recreational Activity	•Gym (10 %) •Running (10.83 %) •Walking (6.67 %) •Swimming (0.83 %) •Yoga (2.5 %) •No Activity (69.17 %)
Profession related information
Highest Qualification	•BDS (60.83 %) •MDS (30.83 %) •Dental Hygienist course (8.33 %)
Job Title	•Professors (12.5 %) •Dentists (29.17 %) •Dental Hygienists (8.33 %) •Interns (22.50 %) •UG students (12.50 %) •PG students (13.33 %) •Research Associates (1.67 %)
Specialization	•General dentistry (62.50 %) •Periodontics (21.67 %) •Orthodontics (6.67 %) •Endodontics (8.83 %) •Oral Pathology (0.83 %)
Years of Practice	•<1 years (15 %) •1–5 years (35 %) •6–10 years (9.17 %) •11–15 years (10 %) •16–20 years (21.67 %) •21–25 years (7.50 %) •26–30 years (1.67 %)
Shift Duration	•<3 h (60 %) •to 6 h (39.17 %) •7–9 h (0.83 %)
Break within shifts	•5–10 min (75 %) •No break (except lunch break) (25 %)
Activity performed in breaks	•No activity between the breaks (70 %) •Walking in corridor (21.67 %) •Stretching (8.33 %)
Working Position	•Sitting (75.83 %) •Mostly sitting (17.50 %) •Standing (5 %) •Mostly standing (1.67 %)
Common working posture	•Bent back (55.83 %) •Straight back (27.50 %) Bent and twisted back (16.67 %)
Mental work pressure	•Yes (29 %) •No (71 %)
Frequency of Work-out	•One or other type of workout once daily (33.33 %) •3–4 times/week (32.50 %) •Rarely and occasionally (9.17 %)
Effect of MSDs	•Personally affected (29.17 %) •Had to a compromise with the dental practice in one or another form (21.67 %) •No substantial effect on their lives(49.17 %)

Standard Nordic Musculoskeletal questionnaire and Likert scale rating results.