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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ธ.ค. 2017
- Hey guys! Here I talk about my experience with interviewing at dental schools, and how I prepared for it.
My last tip that I forgot to mention: Assume that every single faculty / admissions person there is there to interview you. Not just the ones that actually interview you. Sometimes schools may gauge your behavior outside of the actual interview through other faculty that were taking mental notes on you. So treat everyone the same! :)
These are the questions I've compiled through research and interviews. Try to focus most of your energy on the questions that are more likely to be asked! Much less likely questions are going to prepare you for the worst, but don't dwell on them! In addition to these, make sure to know your own application VERY WELL! Personalized questions are almost always asked, and they come from aspects of your application, such as your personal statement. Practice answering them and you will be prepared for anything they throw at you!
--95% chance you will be asked--
1. Why do you want to be a dentist?
2. Tell me about yourself.
3. What is your biggest weakness?
4. What sets you apart from the applicant pool? (or “what can you bring to our school?” or “what qualities make you a strong candidate?”)
5. Why our school?
--75% you will be asked--
6. Tell me an ethical dilemma you had and how you handled it?
7. Tell me about a conflict situation with someone else and how you handled it?
8. What event made the biggest impact in your life?
9. Tell me about your research. (or gap year?)
10. How do you handle stress?
11. What are you passionate about?
12. Who is your role model and why?
13. In your opinion, what is the greatest issue in dentistry today?
14. Tell me 3 things that are good about Dentistry and 3 things that are bad.
15. Who would you emulate and why?
16. How are inclusion and diversity important in the field?
17. What qualities make a good dentist and how do they help him/her integrate into the community and the profession?
--60% you will be asked--
18. What are your hobbies?
19. Tell me about an experience working in a team.
20. Where do you see yourself 10 years from now.
21. Describe what a successful dentist means to you.
22. Why not medicine? (this is much more likely to be asked if they know you switched from premed)
23. What did you take away from your shadowing experiences? Any interesting case?
24. Is there anything else I should know that is not reflected in the application?
25. If not dentistry, what would you do?
26. What is your concept of a dentist/patient relationship?
27. What other schools have you applied to and why?
28. What do you believe in?
29. Who inspired you to pursue dentistry?
--50% you will be asked--
30. How did you choose your major?
31.How hard was your undergrad?
32. How has dentistry changed over the last 20 years?
33. What type of population do you want to serve?
34. A patient writes you bad reviews. How do you deal with him?
35.What are you most proud of?
36. What roles have your parents played in your decision to become a dentist?
37. What causes your greatest frustrations in life?
38. What are your views on the latest changes in the ACA? (optional)
39. Describe an experience in which you were misjudged, how did you respond?
39. Your friend wants to drop out of dental school because his mom was diagnosed with 3rd stage breast cancer. How do you counsel him?
--less than 50% you will be asked--
40. How do you show empathy towards a patient?
41. If someone had a full mouth of amalgam, and they said Doctor replace them with composite, what would you do?
42. Are you going to come to our school if accepted?
43.Why not attend your state school since its cheaper?
44. Tell me about your sister/brother.
45. Tell me about the last time you told someone you were sorry.
46. If you could re-elect a president from the past, who would it be?
47. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being a lamb and 10 being a tyrant, how would you rate your leadership skills?
48. What would you do if you witness a colleague cheating on an exam?
49. What do you think you will like most about dentistry? Least?
50. What would you do if you aren’t accepted anywhere this cycle?
51. What is your favorite dental instrument?
52. How do you respond to criticism?
53. How will you handle the financing of your dental education?
54. What is your concept of a biopsychosocial aspect of dentistry?
55. What do you think of affirmative action?
56. What is the difference between an HMO and PPO? Which do you prefer?
57. Who are your senator, congressmen, and governor?
Feel free to email me for any specific questions about the interview process. Thanks for stopping by! - บันเทิง
Really thankful for this list of questions! You are awesome!
Excellent tips! Thank you & congratulations.
This is the real tea!
Thank you for the helpful video❤️❤️❤️
Please make a video on dentist vs dental hygienist
hi. Thank you so much for your helpful . do you have any practical session for interview?
What's your honest opinion on a guy like me that would be 49 years of age when I graduate dental school or should I just become a dental hygienist at 44 ? I would like to become a dentist but concerned about debt and my age also providing for my kids......At the same time I wanna create a legacy for them and be an educator and write a book and do medical mission trips and just be a visionary... Help people with dental issues / systemic diseases.
Hi Jeff,
First off, props to you for being so courageous and that is a fantastic vision. At age 49, you still have at least 15+ years to work and advance your career, so I would say go for it as long as you have a gut feeling that it is the right path for you and your kids. Hygiene will provide you with stability, but by the sound of it, I don't think that will satisfy you. You will look back and regret not pursuing dentistry. It will no doubt be more difficult (such as in convincing admissions that you can do it, studying stamina, finding job after school, or acquiring practice), especially since you also have a family, but it is most definitely possible to become a dentist at 49. I know people have done it in their 40s. Make sure you have the necessary prerequisites, a competitive DAT score, shadowing hours, and a strong drive, and you're good to go. So far in my first year in dental school I can tell you that becoming a dentist is not necessarily difficult, it is mostly a matter of committing hours and hours into perfecting your hand skills.
Best wishes, sir!
Did you decide where you want go on Fall? And How many school did you applied?
Hi Eyosiyas,
Yeah, I will be attending UCLA SoD beginning Fall 2018! I applied to 9 schools. But I'd say that the number of schools one decides to apply will depend on one's stats. There isn't a magic number that is ideal for everyone, especially since it literally eats up your wallet to shreds.
Thanks for asking! :)
-Don
Thank you for you reply.
I got accepted more all school applied which is 10 schools. I deposit for two schools. University of Pennsylvania and University of Pittsburgh. I'm having hard time to decide where I'm going . I got scholarship for both school. can you give me an advice?
Amazing, Congrats Eyosi! If you want to specialize, UPenn. If you want to just be a general dentist, Pitt. I personally would choose Penn either way if the cost isn't that much different. The entire facility is at Penn is pretty much new, which is nice, and I'll always have the option to specialize if I decide to later on because I'll be well prepared. I don't know much about Pitt, so I can't tell you much about what Pitt has to offer that Penn doesn't. Where did you end up deciding?
-Don
I put my deposit for both school. So , I will get more time to decide. I have a plan to specialize(oral surgery).
Did you hand out your resume? Or did they ask you for one at times?
Hi Bowie, I gave it out only once in the beginning of an interview, but I wasn't asked on any of the interviews.
Hey Don,
I sent you an email regarding UCLA, not sure whether you check TH-cam or email more
why you sweating like crazy my guy lol