Patients expect pain-free dental treatment, and local anesthesia remains the foundation of effective pain control. While local anesthetics are among the safest and most reliable drugs for preventing and managing pain, achieving profound anesthesia, especially in pulpally involved teeth, can be challenging. This course presents a protocol to make injections more comfortable, effective and safe using the new ABCs of dental pain control that include Articaine, buffering and cold testing to ensure pulpal anesthesia.