When I started as full-time faculty at a new school, I was going to be teaching the didactic portion of Pain Management and leading the “stab lab” for the first time. I was gifted a shelf and drawer full of information, help, and resources from the educators that came before me. In the drawer was a box of Safe-D-Needles. These needles changed the first-time injection stress for my students and frankly for me. 

The students were able to practice landmarking, recapping, and positioning without the initial stress of the needle going where they didn’t want it to. This increased their confidence and in turn increased their efficacy when it came time for the real deal. As an instructor, I was able to focus on the students' position and understanding of the mechanics of the injection without the hyper focus on the needle. Using the Safe-D-Needle prepares the students to then approach the uncapped needle with better muscle memory for successful injections.

I have found that you have to jump in the pool and do the real thing, but it is helpful to know how to swim in the deep end before going in head first. The Safe-D-Needle has allowed my students to learn how to swim so they are safe in those deep waters of intraoral injections. To see this product in action, check out our latest video.

To learn more about the Safe-D-Needle and how to get some for yourself, visit http://www.safe-d-needle.com/ 

-Jessica Atkinson, MEd, BSDH, RDH