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Giving local anaesthetic: managing anxiety

Giving local anaesthetic to children. Watch Paul Ashley explain more.

Some tips and tricks on giving local anaesthetic successfully to children. In this first part, we think about how we can manage some of the anxiety children feel around having a dental injection. It’s all about distraction.

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