Embodiments disclose a disposable protective assembly apparatus (1, 401) for a dental syringe body (11) of a dental syringe (13). The apparatus is a combination of a disposable syringe tip (3, 403) and a disposable protective sleeve (2, 402), the sleeve being pre-attached to the syringe tip, and the sleeve being in a pre-folded position to be quickly and easily slid over the dental syringe prior to a dental operation.