Lefty dentists and inclusive design

Left-handed dentists remind us how the environments we learn and work within can have a profound impact upon our lives

Next time you’re at the dentist, take a look at the work station and consider whether it would be used as easily by a left-handed person. Photo by Caroline LM, Unsplash.

My dentist and I bonded over a shared characteristic recently, when we discovered we’re both left-handed*. This topic came up when he mentioned how he had everything set up to assist him as a southpaw. He…