Behavioural video to navigate predoctoral dental students toward safer practice (revision of EJE-21-4739).

Introduction: Local anaesthesia is considered essential knowledge within the dental profession as it helps to address pain management. Operator percutaneous needlestick injuries associated with the delivery of dental anaesthesia are common for dental healthcare providers. The study proposes a supplemental technique to reduce self-inducing novice operator needlestick injury to complement existing pedagogies for the preclinical local anaesthesia curriculum.

Improving decision-making in restorations: evaluation of impressions and working casts.

The success of a crown greatly relies on its margin. An ill-fitted crown with an open margin will be susceptible to leakage and recurrent decay. If it remains undetected, it will eventually cause serious problems.