The student window for dentistry interviews can be quite narrow and therefore students should prepare as soon as they have submitted their UCAS applications as a minimum. Another important point to note is that you may get less than two weeks notice to attend your interview. One dental University actually states that “where possible we give 2 weeks notice for interviews.”This means that the Notice Period for interviews could be less than 2 weeks and it would be impossible to adequately prepare for your dental interview with any certainty. In short, you should therefore start your interview practice during the summer holidays and definitely immediately after your UCAS application has gone through. The exact dates and times are specific to each individual potential dental school and these dates are available on the websites. As a general rule, interviews are commonly held from December to January for some dental schools and for the others it will be from January to February even extending into March. Initially, you can get useful interview practice in front of teachers, any professionals within your family or your parents work colleagues and even your own dentist. In addition, to back yourself up you will need to know about minimum content. Minimum content is around topics that always turn up for interviews and you are expected to know anyway. These could include common dental terms, issues around clinical governance and ethical duties of a dentist. Once you have become a bit more confident, you will definitely need expert 1to1 tailored advice. This is because nobody has a perfect interview technique and there is always room for improvement in knowledge. This room for improvement is necessary due to the competitive nature of applying for dentistry where many candidates will ultimately get rejected.