Once your file is set up, Hazel will give you a clinic jacket and lead you to the student clinics. If you have an area of interest you would like to assist in, let Hazel know. She will place you with a Junior or Senior dental student with an interesting procedure. Following is a basic protocol that all assistants must follow. Wash your hands before you have any contact with the patient and, of course, wash your hands after every bathroom visit.
Many antigens become airborne during dental procedures.
Wear a mask to protect yourself and the patient. Wear gloves any time you are near a patient. Gloves are located in dispensers on the walls of some cubicles. If you drop a glove, throw it away and get a new one. Do not waste gloves, they are expensive.