Laser safety protocols
Laser Dentistry Basics · Dental (BDS)
Study notes
An assistant glances at the laser tip without goggles. Why is this dangerous? Even scattered reflections can cause retinal burns - laser eye injury is painless and permanent; wavelength-specific eyewear for everyone in the room is mandatory. Students learn safety's absolutism: the laser never fires without all eyewear on, warning signs posted, and plume suction running - because the injury that never heals deserves the rule that's never broken.