JOB INTERVIEWS

QUESTIONS AT THE INTERVIEW

Study the possible questions at the job interie! belo!" pi#$ up ten and be
prepared to ans!er the%&
'( Why do you !ant to be a dentist)
*( What hae you done to inesti+ate dentistry)
,( What are the ideal qualities that a dentist should possess)
-( .ie %e an e/a%ple o0 ho! you #ope !ith stress)
1( Why did you apply to this dental s#hool)
2( 3urin+ your !or$ e/perien#e" did anythin+ sho#$ you)
4( Is your o!n dentist +ood at #o%%uni#atin+ !ith his patients)
5( Tell %e about preentie dentistry)
6( What is orthodonti#s)
'7( Why do dentists re#o%%end the 0luoridation o0 !ater supplies)
''( What are the ar+u%ents a+ainst 0luoridation o0 !ater supplies)
'*( What are a%al+a% 0illin+s %ade o0 8adanta+es and disadanta+es o0
a%al+a%9)
',( What are !hite 0illin+s %ade o0 8adanta+es and disadanta+es9)
'-( There has been a +ood deal o0 ne+atie publi#ity about %er#ury 0illin+s( 3o
you thin$ that they are dan+erous)
'1( I0 you had to or+anise a #a%pai+n to i%proe dental health" ho! !ould you
+o about it)
'2( What is +in+iitis)
'4( Ho! are NHS dentists 0unded) Is it the sa%e 0or .:;s)
'5( Should dental treat%ent be 0ree on the NHS)
'6( Hae you read any arti#les about dentistry re#ently)
*7( What hae you done to de%onstrate your #o%%it%ent to the #o%%unity)
*'( What !ould you #ontribute to this dental s#hool)
**( What are your best<!orst qualities)
*,( What do you do to rela/)
*-( What is your 0aourite subje#t at s#hool)
*1( What +rades do you e/pe#t to +ain)
*2( 3o dentists treat #hildren di00erently to adults)
*4( What pre#autions need to be ta$en !ith patients !ho are HIV positie)
*5( Who are the %e%bers o0 the dental tea%)
*6( Ho! does tea%!or$ apply to the role o0 a dentist)
,7( What is the di00eren#e bet!een tooth erosion and tooth de#ay)
,'( Ho! !ould you #arry out a root treat%ent)
,*( What e/a%ples o0 your %anual de/terity do you hae and did you brin+
anythin+ !ith you to sho! us)
,,( What are the ne+atie aspe#ts o0 dentistry)
,-( Thin$ o0 a #hallen+e you 0a#ed and ho! you oer#a%e it(
,1( Where do you see yoursel0 in '7 years)
,2( =ou en#ounter an En+lish spea$in+ patient( Ho! !ould you handle that
situation)
,4( I0 ta/payers pay ta/ 0or dental students to be#o%e dentists do you thin$ all
dentists should hae to !or$ in the NHS 0or a #ertain nu%ber o0 years)
,5( >an you thin$ o0 a +ood e/a%ple o0 your tea% !or$in+ s$ills)
,6( Ho! !ould you rea#t to re#eiin+ a %alpra#ti#e #lai% in the %ail)
-7( Tell us about !hat you obsered on your !or$ e/perien#e)
-'( Why do you thin$ that %any NHS dentists are +oin+ priate)
-*( Ho! is dentistry di00erent to other jobs)
-,( What do you do in your spare ti%e to rela/)
--( >an you tell us about any %odern adan#es in dentistry)
-1( Ho! do you 0eel about the la#$ o0 dentists in this #ountry and the la#$ o0
0undin+ 0or dentists)
-2( Ho! do you 0eel about dentists %oin+ oer to this #ountry)
-4( Why do so%e people underesti%ate the alue o0 their teeth)
-5( Ho! should the +oern%ent spend %oney on dentistry and preention o0
dental disease)
-6( Are dentists portrayed badly in the %edia)
17( What stresses do dentists 0a#e other than their ti%e %ana+e%ent)
1'( What %i+ht you need to #onsider !ith elderly patients
1*( What are the la!s surroundin+ the ability o0 dentists to pres#ribe %edi#ation(
Questions on dental philosophy (http://www.careerealism.com/interview-
questions-dentists/#8AqXVziLw!s"#q$.%% &
'( What !ould you say is your dental philosophy)
*( On#e you $ne! you !ere interested in health#are" !hy did you #hoose dental
and not %edi#al or eterinarian)
,( What do you li$e %ost about dentistry) ?east)
-( What do you thin$ you #an #ontribute to the dentistry pro0ession)
1( What is your philosophy on ho! oral health relates to oerall body health)
2( 3o you thin$ you;ll still be interested in dentistry in ten years) Why)
Questions on dental experience
'( What e/perien#e do you hae in a dental o00i#e)
*( Why are you loo$in+ 0or a ne! job) 8i0 you;re leain+ one9
,( Ho! !ould you des#ribe your $no!led+e o0 #urrent te#hnolo+y and
pro#edures)
-( What hae you done in the last year to i%proe your $no!led+e)
1( Ho! !ould you handle an unhappy or un#o%0ortable patient)
2( What e/perien#e do you hae !ith the business and ad%inistratie side o0
runnin+ a dental pra#ti#e)
Questions on future and other interests
1. What are your +oals as they relate to dentistry)
2. Would you be interested in buyin+@in to this pra#ti#e or o!nin+ your o!n
pra#ti#e in the 0uture)
3. 3es#ribe your olunteer or #o%%unity seri#e a#tiities(
4. What non@dental or+aniAations did<do you belon+ to)
5. What personal +oals do you hae 0or you or your 0a%ily)
6. What do you li$e to do in your 0ree ti%e)
Questions You May Want to Ask the nter!ie"er
'( What is this pra#ti#e;s dental philosophy)
*( What types o0 patients do you treat)
,( What are the %ost #o%%on types o0 treat%ents you ad%inister)
-( What $ind o0 te#hnolo+y do you use)
1( Ho! is your pra#ti#e #han+in+) Is it +ro!in+)
2( 3o you a#tiely %ar$et or depend on re0errals)
4( What are your +oals 0or the pra#ti#e)
5( What role !ould I play in this pra#ti#e)
6( What !ould your +oals be 0or %e)
EXERCISE 1( Bill in !ith the #orrespondin+ !ord in its #orre#t 0or%&
I( C( Haron" C( =( Sabti" R( O%ar @

A!areness" $no!led+e and pra#ti#e o0 eiden#e@based
dentistry a%on+st dentists in Du!ait @ European Eournal o0 3ental Edu#ation" Volu%e '2" Issue '"
pa+es e-4Fe1*" Bebruary *7'*
There is ariation in the GGG(( (1) use o0 eiden#e@based
dentistry 8EH39 in eeryday #lini#al pra#ti#e o0 dentists(
Neertheless" 6*(1I #lai%ed to be pra#tisin+ EH3 %ost or at
least so%e o0 the ti%e( This !as in #ontrast to their +eneral
la#$ o0 $no!led+e o0 the GGG(( (2) o0 EH3" !ith only -'I
obtainin+ a $no!led+e s#ore that !as aboe the %ean s#ore
0or +roup& 0or the present purposes" this !as #onsidered the
#ut@o00 point 0or hain+ an GGG( (3) $no!led+e o0 EH3(
Else!here" studies hae also atte%pted to assess leels o0
GGG 8-9 and .. (5) o0 EH3 by #lini#ians" althou+h the
GGG( 829 that the sele#ted nature o0 the populations studied
oeresti%ates the leel o0 GGGG(( (7) o0 EH3 a%on+st all
dentists is real( We 0ound a nu%ber o0 so#io@de%o+raphi#
0a#tors to be asso#iated !ith the EH3 $no!led+e s#ore(
Those !ho had been pra#ti#in+ 0or %ore than '7 years had
GGG( (8) $no!led+e s#ores than those !ho had not( This
#on#urs !ith the #on#lusions o0 a GGG( 869 reie! on
physi#ians; #urrent #lini#al $no!led+e and GGG( (10)(
So%e!hat surprisin+ly" 0ield o0 pra#ti#e !as not asso#iated
!ith EH3 $no!led+e s#ore( Althou+h the reasons are
GGG(( (11)" it %ay hae so%ethin+ to do !ith the identi#al
!or$in+ #onditions" the stru#ture o0 the publi# dental
health#are syste% and #lini#al GGG( (12) in the publi#
health se#tor(
'( RE:ORT
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