Dental Assistant in Pediatric Dental Office - Essay Example

I was supposed to give him a water gun and prepare for suction but I gave him a handpiece instead. It was at that moment when he started yelling at me. The diamond bur equipped in the high-speed handpiece somehow fell off and went into the patient's mouth. To top it off the patient started coughing and swallowed the bur. I was plunged into despair. Dr.

Matsui asked me to leave the surgery room and I wondered how I was going to explain the incident to the patient's guardian. Dr. Matsui persuaded and convinced the patient's mother by saying that the bur would come out with the stool. I received a telephone call from the Guardian saying that the bur had come out. After this incident I always double-check. This harsh experience gave me a lesson, that even a tiny mistake can lead the patient into significant danger when the proper action has not been taken.