What is the most common emergency to occur in the dental office? It is an incident that is bound to happen to any dental office. Whether it is a dental student who has a tooth pulled or a dental hygienist who accidentally nicks his tongue with a used needle, dental emergencies can occur at any time and any place. The most common cause of these emergencies is improper sterilization procedures. This article will focus on what is the most common reason for these events to occur in the dental office and what steps can be taken to prevent them from happening.

Let us start with the dental hygienist. He is usually the one responsible when it comes to doing the sterilization procedure on patients. However, he may not always be as sanitary as he should be. Therefore, what happens when this emergency arises?

What is the most common reason for this emergency?     

It is because the dental hygienist did not follow proper procedure when putting the needle on the patient. The procedure should have been sterilized using autoclave equipment. If it was not then there is a good chance that the patient will get infected with germs and other harmful bacteria.

What is the most common emergency to occur in the dental office?

It is because the dental assistant failed to sterilize the equipment. A dental assistant is someone who works in a dental office and has a very important role in the process. As a result, he should know how to properly sterilize equipment. Failure to do so can lead to many illnesses such as MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and HIV (HIV) infection.

This is because the dental office staff failed to take care of the patient properly. In most cases, dental staffs fail to see the patient as soon as his cavity has developed. This is because they are rushing to finish other dental jobs and are not checking his mouth. If these two examples were to happen, we can expect that the patient would develop pus and oral cancer.

Sterilize the Equipment                                                                       

This is because the dental assistant failed to sterilize the equipment. Dental assistants are people who work in a dental clinic and have a very important role in the process. If these two examples were to happen, we can expect that the patient would develop pus and oral cancer.

Type of Anesthesia

What is the most common emergency to occur in the dental office? This is because the dentist has used the wrong type of anesthesia on the patient. Dental technicians have also a very important role in dental care and when dental emergency happens, their first duty is to restrain the patient. If the dentist fails to restrain the patient and uses too much anesthesia on him, we can expect that he will develop oral cancer.

What is the most common emergency to occur in the dental office? This is because the patient used force during the procedure and this might have caused oral trauma leading to oral cancer. If these two examples were to happen, we can expect that the patient will develop permanent nerve damage leading to his death. Dental emergency is therefore a serious matter which requires proper consultation and prompt response.

Dental Procedure                                      

This is because the patient did not follow the correct procedures during the dental procedure. Some dentists use the scalpel while some use tweezers to remove the tooth. If any of these dentists do not follow the appropriate procedures, they can lead to dental trauma leading to infection or oral cancer. Most importantly, if any of these dentists miss the required procedure, the patients may well suffer an emergency as a result.

This is because the patient did not follow the post-operation dental instructions given by his dentist. For example, if the dentist had told the patient to stop using any intraoral camera right after the surgery and ask for guidance regarding post-operative dental instructions, the patient would have surely followed the order. However, if he did not follow these instructions, he could suffer emergency as a result.

Conclusion                   

This is because the patient failed to follow the pre-operative dental instructions given by the dentist. For example, if the dentist had told the patients to stop consuming alcohol or stop smoking immediately after the surgery, most of the dental patients would have followed the dentist’s instruction. However, if he did not do so, he could very easily succumb to an emergency as a result. In addition to this, failure to observe post-operative dental instructions may also lead to an emergency.