Table 1: Student injuries - instrument and location of injury.

Instrument

% (n)

    Needle

23.5 (44)

    Bur

16.0 (30)

    Scaler

15.5 (29)

    Lab knife

15.0 (28)

    Scapel

 9.1 (17)

    Sonics/Ultrasonics

 9.1  (17)

    Other

11.8 (22)

Location of Injury

 

    Finger

45.5 (85)

    Thumb

31.0 (58)

    Hand

15.0 (28)

    Wrist

3.7 (7)

    Other

4.8 (9)