How do you anticipate the dentist’s needs while staying attentive to the patient?

Fictional chairside communication exercise: you are trained and assigned to support this visit. At the huddle, the dentist confirms the appointment plan and the setup reference. During the examination, you are entering dictated findings, and you expect the dentist will soon need the next item on that plan. The patient starts saying, “Before you go on, I wanted to ask…” You have heard only part of the dentist’s latest dictation. No emergency is described. Describe teamwork and communication; no clinical technique is requested.