1. Injection should be given with as little pressure as possible except for palatal injections where some pressure is necessary
2. Anesthetic solution is slowly deposited at the rate of 1 ml/min
3. Communicate with the patient
4. Take a look of the reaction of the patient -> frown -> pain -> pause -> tell patient to relax -> deposit again
5. Take note of the hand (fist) and feet. Tell them to relax and do some sort of distraction
6. Following completion of the injection, the syringe should slowly be withdrawn from the soft tissue and capped immediately with its plastic sheath