What should I do about dirt trapped in my finger?

Due to the type work I do I've had a million splinters. The body will retain gl without necessarily getting infected. But the body will not tolerate wood and it will get/stay infected. I don't know what the accepted medical approach to this would be but here is what I've done (if I constantly ran to the doctor every time I had a splinter I'd have to claim bankruptcy years ago). Sit watching TV with your hand soaking in a bowl of hot water and detergent or betadine solution. After about 45 minutes the wound will open up again. Squeeze and probe with a needle soaked in alcohol until you get the foreign object out. The infection around the foreign object will provide some "lubrication" (pus) for expelling the object . It won't be fun/feel good but when the object is expelled you will get immediate relief. Once out cram Neosporin as deep as you can into the hole. Continue with keeping it dry and new Neosporin/bandaids for 3 days +/-. If the object is very deep (a quarter inch or more) you'll have to go to the doctor and let the doctor cut it open and remove the stuff and suture it shut. You will get other answers here screaming not to do this but I've done it HUNDREDS of times. The most important part is the Neosporin - it is MAGIC stuff.