I extracted a few teeth today. One of the patients kept talking about how he would come back to get all of his teeth extracted by me even though it was not needed. It was uncomfortable but I was quick to let him know that I was married and he apologized for talking like that. I also assisted Dr. Fleenor with a big case. His patient has hemophilia and needed to get cleared by his hematologist to get all his lower teeth extracted. The procedure also included alveoplasty and removal of bilateral mandibular tori. Dr. Fleenor did a great job providing hemostasis using gelfoam in every socket and continuous sutures in addition to collagen dental dressing on top of the ridge to assist in tissue healing.
When I was cleaning up, I think the scalpel possibly hit my finger. I didn't realize the scalpel was still on the blade holder while handing. I looked at my glove but did not see a cut. Later when I was cleaning my hands with a hand sanitizer I felt a slight burn and thought back to the scalpel and the possibility that it may have slightly nicked my hand earlier :(. There was no bleeding but I did follow the exposure control plan provided by the VA to be safe. I also completed an incident report and did baseline blood lab work. The patient is staying at the VA until Saturday so that they can be sure he does not have excessive bleeding. He was also informed of the incident and consented to the exposure protocols.
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