How could you show me that you will be able to cope with the workload in dental school?
Can you tell me what the role of the practice manager is?
What did you learn when you made an error recently?
Why have you chosen our dental school in particular?
Describe the relationship between science and dentistry?
Why do you think you would make a good dentist?
Give me an example that you relate well with others
What makes dental training and career challenging?
What other courses did you consider applying to?
Describe any inconsistencies or weaknesses in your personal statement?
What challenges or obstacles have you had to face?
How do you deal with mistakes when they occur?
How have you dealt with academic/studying difficulties?
Describe yourself in a leadership situation?
How have you overcome a personal difficulty?
What was your most enjoyable subject in 6th Form and why?
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
What do you read for leisure?
What would you do if you weren’t accepted to dental school?
What is the greatest problem facing our NHS today?
Describe a situation where you worked with people from different backgrounds.
What is the role of the dental technician?
What steps did you take to find out more about dentistry as a career?
What has been the most rewarding experience of your life?
What are the challenges of working with different populations?
How would you help keep NHS health care costs down?
What characteristics/qualities does a good dentist possess?
What problems do you predict dentistry could face in the next 10 years?
What about yourself would you like the Panel to know?
What are your hobbies and interests?
Can you see other careers where you could achieve the same goals or meet the same needs?
Why should we pick you ahead of someone else?
Why have you picked dentistry instead of becoming a doctor?
Why have you picked dentistry instead of becoming a nurse?
What are three things you want to change about yourself?
What is NICE?
How do you respond to criticism?
How should I remember you as an applicant?
What impression do you feel you’ve on this panel?
Give evidence to show that you relate well to others
How would your friends describe you?
How do you feel when criticised?
What do you think we look for in an applicant?
Are you aware of how difficult the dental course is?
What are the financial challenges are within the NHS?
What is your biggest regret?
What might you dislike about being a dentist?
How does the current NHS rationing affect dentists?
What do you know about private dental care?
What is informed consent?
What is valid consent?
What is the role of the CQC?
What is the role of the GDC?
What is your main motivation for wanting to become a dentist?
What first attracted you to dentistry?
You have a patient who has not seen a dentist in more than a decade and they come in with a very large number of issues. Where do you start?
If a patient came to you but had no way to pay, would you still treat that patient? In which circumstances is this acceptable and in which is it not?
Why should amalgam be phased out?
What is the role of fluoride?
How was empathy demonstrated at your work experience?
What are specialist roles after dental school?
How was team-working demonstrated at your work experience?
What is the difference between private and NHS treatment?
How important are lifestyle modifications when it comes to dental health?
If you are removing a crown on a patient and your hand slips and you cut the patient’s gum, what do you do next?
As with any profession, why is CPD important?
If you have two patients in the waiting room but only one has an appointment but the other patient is in dire need of care, what factors do you look at to determine who you would treat first?
What is Gillick consent?
What was the Montgomery consent case about?
How do you treat a patient who keeps on ignoring your preventive advice?
Tell me about a time you succeeded.
What do you think of patients who buy orthodontic aligners online?
How would you treat a patient who insists on having an extraction even though you know you can save the tooth?
What is the role of dentists other than detecting caries and periodontal disease?
What technological advancements are changing dentistry?
When things get overwhelming, what do you do to decompress?
What are your views on forced fluoridation?
How was team communication demonstrated at your work experience?
How was good patient communication demonstrated at your work experience?
What is the last article you read about dentistry?
Who are the members of the dental team?
What is the difference between tooth erosion and tooth decay?
What is a root treatment?
Do you believe you have the dexterity needed to become a dentist?
What is the difference between a dentist and a dental hygienist?
What are the constraints of working as an NHS dentist?
What is the difference between a dentist and a dental therapist?
Tell me about yourself?
What qualities are important in a dentist?
You have a colleague whose work you are not happy with what do you do?
If you had a classmate who showed signs of depression, what would you do?
What are white fillings made of, and what are their advantages and disadvantages?
How would you explain to a patient how you are going to extract their tooth?
What did you think of the communication skills of the dentists that you have shadowed?
Tell us about a time when you lead a team to success.
What techniques do dentists use for an anxious patient?
Tell us about a situation in which you found it hard to communicate with someone.
What is the role of the Sugar Tax in reducing caries?
Tell us how you managed to work on one of your weaknesses?
