The Society of British Dental Nurses (SBDN)is renowned for promoting safe and effective practice within the dental nursing arena. It prides itself on ‘real time’ challenges faced by dental nurses of all levels of experience and needlestick injury is noted as one of these.
A needlestick injury is also known as a sharps injury – or an inoculation injury in written text. It is, however, only one of the sharp instruments and pieces of dental equipment that can cause injury. This article focuses on needlestick injury in isolation. With safe practice, great care, excellent training and the adherence to policy and guidelines (local and national), needlestick injuries are avoidable.
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