There are a few things to remember or do to keep yourself safe.
1. Lock the outside door while you’re working on a patient if you and your assistant are the only two in the building.
2. Keep the place lit as if there was a party going on.
3. Have a third person available if possible, like the front desk person.
4. Employ a dental hygienist so you’ll have a fourth person. The more people, the less likely someone will try something.
Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH, FACE
http://www.careerfusion.net
