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| Factor | Answer | Frequency | Percentage |
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| Gender | Male | 201 | 58.8 |
| Female | 141 | 41.2 |
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| Age | 25–35 years | 175 | 51.2 |
| 36–45 years | 104 | 30.4 |
| 46–56 years | 36 | 10.5 |
| >56 years | 27 | 7.9 |
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| Type of practice | Private | 234 | 68.4 |
| Governmental | 8 | 2.3 |
| Both | 100 | 29.2 |
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| Specialty | General dentist | 207 | 60.5 |
| Endodontist | 44 | 12.9 |
| Prosthodontist | 21 | 6.1 |
| Pedodontist | 41 | 12.0 |
| Maxillofacial surgeon | 8 | 2.3 |
| Orthodontist | 21 | 6.1 |
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| Working hours | 15–30 hours/week | 112 | 32.7 |
| 31–40 hours/week | 182 | 53.2 |
| 41–50 hours/week | 48 | 14.0 |
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| Assessment questions | Are you able to change your work posture, seating or standing, during your practice? | No | 50 | 14.6% |
| Yes | 292 | 85.4% |
| Do you frequently change positions during your clinical practice? | No | 120 | 35.1% |
| Yes | 222 | 64.9% |
| After finishing clinical practice, do you perform stretching exercises? | No | 230 | 67.3% |
| Yes | 112 | 32.7% |
| Are the instruments within hand reach without making strenuous movements? | No | 180 | 52.6% |
| Yes | 162 | 47.4% |
| Do you perform torsions or cervical flexions to improve vision when working in the oral cavity? | No | 30 | 8.8% |
| Yes | 312 | 91.2% |
| Do you cross your legs while working? | No | 253 | 74.0% |
| Yes | 89 | 26.0% |
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| NDI | Pain intensity | I have no neck pain at the moment | 121 | 35.4 |
| The pain is very mild at the moment | 130 | 38.0 |
| The pain is moderate at the moment | 80 | 23.4 |
| The pain is fairly severe at the moment | 6 | 1.8 |
| The pain is very severe at the moment | 5 | 1.5 |
| Personal care | I can look after myself normally without causing extra neck pain | 180 | 52.6 |
| I can look after myself normally, but it causes extra neck pain | 143 | 41.8 |
| It is painful to look after myself, and I am slow and careful | 13 | 3.8 |
| I need some help but manage most of my personal care | 5 | 1.5 |
| I need help every day in most aspects of self-care | 1 | 0.3 |
| Lifting | I can lift heavy weights without causing extra neck pain | 159 | 46.5 |
| I can lift heavy weights, but it gives me extra neck pain | 118 | 34.5 |
| Neck pain prevents me from lifting heavy weights off the floor but I can manage if items are conveniently positioned | 47 | 13.7 |
| Neck pain prevents me from lifting heavy weights, but I can manage light weights if they are conveniently positioned | 5 | 1.5 |
| I can lift only very light weights | 12 | 3.5 |
| I cannot lift or carry anything at all | 1 | 0.3 |
| Reading | I can read as much as I want with no neck pain | 115 | 33.6 |
| I can read as much as I want with slight neck pain | 170 | 49.7 |
| I can read as much as I want with moderate neck pain | 48 | 14.0 |
| I cannot read as much as I want because of moderate neck pain | 9 | 2.6 |
| Headaches | I have no headaches at all | 113 | 33.0 |
| I have slight headaches that come infrequently | 161 | 47.1 |
| I have moderate headaches that come infrequently | 50 | 14.6 |
| I have moderate headaches that come frequently | 11 | 3.2 |
| I have severe headaches that come frequently | 7 | 2.0 |
| Concentration | I can concentrate fully without difficulty | 218 | 63.7 |
| I can concentrate fully with sight difficulty | 83 | 24.3 |
| I have a fair degree of difficulty concentrating | 37 | 10.8 |
| I have lot of difficulty concentrating | 3 | 0.9 |
| I have a great deal of difficulty concentrating | 1 | 0.3 |
| Work | I can do as much work as I want | 128 | 37.4 |
| I can only do my usual work, but no more | 205 | 59.9 |
| I can do most of my usual work, but no more | 3 | 0.9 |
| I cannot do any work at all | 6 | 1.8 |
| Driving | I can drive as long as I want without neck pain | 8 | 2.3 |
| I can drive as long as I want with only slight neck pain | 260 | 76.0 |
| I can drive as long as I want with moderate neck pain | 74 | 21.6 |
| Sleeping | I have no trouble sleeping | 204 | 59.6 |
| My sleep is slightly disturbed for less than 1 hour | 92 | 26.9 |
| My sleep is mildly disturbed for up to 1-2 hours | 34 | 9.9 |
| My sleep is moderately disturbed for up to 2-3 hours | 5 | 1.5 |
| My sleep is greatly disturbed for up to 3–5 hours | 3 | 0.9 |
| My sleep is completely disturbed for up to 5–7 hours | 4 | 1.2 |
| Recreation | I am able to engage in all my recreational activities with no neck pain at all | 150 | 43.9 |
| I am able to engage in all my recreational activities with some neck pain | 146 | 42.7 |
| I am able to engage in most, but not all of my recreational activities because of pain in my neck | 40 | 11.7 |
| I am able to engage in a few of my recreational activities because of pain in my neck | 6 | 1.8 |
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