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Midwestern University Dental School Mock Interview

Question 2 of 40 for our Midwestern University Dental School Mock Interview

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Question 2 of 40

As a dentist, what impact do you hope to have?

"I have chosen to become a dentist because of the broad impact I can make on my patients, their families, and my community. Being a dentist is a career where I can impact others by getting to know my patients on a closer level than most healthcare providers can. I say this because the mouth and the state of one's mouth have an incredible influence on someone's confidence level. The mouth also impacts so many health aspects, including how and what someone eats and drinks, their sleep quality, and even how they talk. As a dentist, I will improve the profession by bringing this whole-health knowledge and mindset to my patients. When my patients feel motivated and empowered to take their entire health into their hands, it will create a trickle-down effect on other aspects of their lives, including their family members' well-being. This ripple will help create greater respect for oral health care, improving how the public views our profession and how often a patient visits the dentist."

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  • 2. As a dentist, what impact do you hope to have?

      What You Need to Know

      Your interviewers are curious about what altruistic motivators drive the pursuit of your career of choice. They want to determine if making a positive and lasting impact on the dental profession is part of your plan or what fuels your ambition.

      From their Midwestern's website: "As a Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.), you are trained to diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of the teeth and tissues in the mouth, and to give advice and provide care to help prevent future problems. You help patients learn to take good care of their teeth and gums as part of overall good health. In addition, you extract or repair damaged teeth, remove tooth decay and fill cavities, examine x-rays, perform corrective surgery, and make models to replace missing teeth. Increasingly, you provide care and instruction aimed at preventing tooth loss, rather than simply providing treatments such as fillings. Dentists provide services to populations abroad and work for agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Many volunteer to bring dentistry to aid people in developing countries."

      Written by Kevin Downey on August 12th, 2022

      Answer Example

      "I have chosen to become a dentist because of the broad impact I can make on my patients, their families, and my community. Being a dentist is a career where I can impact others by getting to know my patients on a closer level than most healthcare providers can. I say this because the mouth and the state of one's mouth have an incredible influence on someone's confidence level. The mouth also impacts so many health aspects, including how and what someone eats and drinks, their sleep quality, and even how they talk. As a dentist, I will improve the profession by bringing this whole-health knowledge and mindset to my patients. When my patients feel motivated and empowered to take their entire health into their hands, it will create a trickle-down effect on other aspects of their lives, including their family members' well-being. This ripple will help create greater respect for oral health care, improving how the public views our profession and how often a patient visits the dentist."

      Written by Rachelle Enns on August 12th, 2022

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