[Table/Fig-3]:

Dental perspectives and participants’ responses (DPQ).

PROBLEMS FACED		Yes	Sometimes	No
I.	Do you have a problem with the right-handed instructors or supervisors?	07 (08.3%)	46 (54.8%)	31 (36.9%)
II.	Do you have a problem in being left-handed to do the required dental work?	25 (29.8%)	28 (33.3%)	31 (36.9%)
III.	Have you ever felt discriminated for being left-handed during your dental course?	11 (13.1%)	64 (76.2%)	09 (10.7%)
IV.	Do any of your patients complain in the following situations:
a.	If you are working with a left-sided chair?	0 (0)	03 (03.6%)	81 (96.4%)
b.	If you are working with a left hand?	04 (04.8%)	03 (03.6%)	77 (91.6%)
c.	If you are working on the left side?	04 (04.8%)	04 (04.8%)	76 (90.4%)
DENTAL PRACTICE PERCEPTIONS
		Yes	Not Sure	No
I.	Do you think the quality of care is depressed by working on a right-sided chair?	39 (46.4%)	14 (16.7%)	31 (36.9%)
II.	Do you believe that your performance would be better if you were right-handed?	09 (10.8%)	15 (17.8%)	60 (71.4%)
		Agree	Uncertain	Disagree
III.	Do you believe that a left-handed dentist is at a higher risk of developing musculoskeletal complications related to:
a.	Hands	35 (41.6%)	24 (28.6%)	25 (29.8%)
b.	Shoulder	54 (64.3%)	16 (19.0%)	14 (16.7%)
c.	Neck	52 (61.9%)	18 (21.4%)	14 (16.7%)
d.	Back	44 (52.4%)	21 (25.0%)	19 (22.6%)
e.	Legs	45 (53.6%)	21 (25.0%)	18 (21.4%)
f.	Feet	47 (56.0%)	17 (20.2%)	20 (23.8%)
FUTURE PERCEPTIONS
		Yes	Not Sure	No
I.	Would you prefer to introduce yourself as a left-handed dentist in your Curriculum Vitae?	58 (69.1%)	10 (11.9%)	16 (19.0%)
II.	In future, will you correct the habit of your children if they show the habit of using their left hand?	06 (07.1%)	05 (06.0%)	73 (86.9%)
III.	Do you think being a left-handed dentist will affect your dental assistant’s ability or convenience to work?	13 (15.4%)	24 (28.6%)	47 (56.0%)