Age of the dental surgeon
1 = 25-35
2 = 36-45
3 = >45

sex of the dental surgeon
1 = Male
2 = Female

Educational qualification of the dental surgeon
1 = BDS
2 = PGt/PGD/DDS
3 = FCPS
4 = MS/MPH
5 = PhD
6 = others

Religion of the dental surgeons
1 = Muslim
2 = Non- muslim

Marital status of the respondents
1 = Unmarried
2 = Married
3 = separeted
4 = Divorced
5 = widowed
6 = Others

Occupation of the dental surgeon
1 = Public
2 = Private

Family type of the dental surgeon
1 = Nuclear family
2 = Extended family

Family size of the dental surgeon
1 = Less than five
2 = More than five

Parity of the dental surgeon
1 = 1-2
2 = More than 2
3 = No child

Monthly income of dental surgeon
1 = 25000-35000
2 = 36000-50000
3 = 51 to 1 lakh
4 = >1 lakh

Duration of work(per day) for dental surgeon
1 = Less than 5 hour
2 = 5-10 hour
3 = More than 10 hour

Number of pt(per day)
1 = Less than 15
2 = Above 15 but less than25
3 = Above 25

Average time (Per patient)
1 = <15 min
2 = 15-1 hr
3 = >1 hr

Experiance(yer/month)
1 = less than 5 year
2 = 5 to 10 yr
3 = more than 10 yr

k1.Cause1 Inappropriate posture
1 = Inappropriate posture
2 = Prolonged standing or sitting
3 = Less rest period in working time
4 = Frequently repeated movement
5 = too much forward bending

1 = Good Knowledge
2 = Poor Knowledge

k2.Symptom1 Neck pain
1 = Neckpain
2 = Back pain
3 = Shoulder pain
4 = Wrist pain

k3.Prevention1 Posture
1 = Maintain posture
2 = Take rest between work
3 = Perform some gentle stretching exercise

k4.Management1 Medication
1 = Medication
2 = Physiotherapy
3 = Long rest period

Presense of MSD
1 = Yes
2 = No

MSD of dental surgeon/ What type of MSD are you suffering
1 = Neck pain
2 = Shoulder pain
3 = Wrist pain
4 = Back pain
5 = No Disease

rc MSD of dental surgeon/ What type of MSD are you suffering
1 = MSD
2 = No msd

Time of prolong standing or, sitting/ How many hours you need to stand for your practice per day?
1 = 3 hour
2 = 6 hour
3 = 8 hour
4 = More than 8 hour

Rc_Time of prolong standing or, sitting/ How many hours you need to stand for your practice per day?
1 = ideal
2 = non ideal

Sources of information
1 = Internet
2 = Social media
3 = Newspaper
4 = Journal
5 = TV
6 = Radio
7 = Text books

1 = poor p
2 = good p