Dental Dictionary:

scoop technique


n

Office jargon for a one-handed method of needle recap and disposal in which the needle is used in an upward sweep to lift a safety cap onto the needle. The needle is then removed and discarded into a sharps container.

 
 
 

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Dental Dictionary. Mosby's Dental Dictionary. Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more

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