Practice 40 University of Colorado Dental School interview questions covering clinical skills, research interests, and patient care philosophy.
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The interviewers are curious about how aligned your ideals and values are with their own. As they state on their website, "Through building relationships with communities, our programs provide ongoing diagnostic, preventative and restorative services to underserved populations. The Advanced Clinical Training & Service (ACTS) program is a service learning program in which fourth-year dental students provide dental services in an underserved community. Under the supervision of practicing dentists, students provide dental care to children and adults whose access to services is constrained by financial, geographical, physical or medical factors. Current students and alumni say that the ACTS Program is one of their favorite experiences of the DDS curriculum. The reason behind that statement is that students gain a better understanding of healthcare disparities and some of the significant barriers that patients in underserved populations experience seeking health care. After the ACTS experience, students say while they were previously committed to participating in private practice after graduation, the ACTS Program changed their thinking, and they want to give back in different ways."
On another webpage, they state, "Community Engagement - The School of Dental Medicine will provide oral health to underserved populations in our communities, and provide programs to benefit our alumni and other members of the dental profession in Colorado, across the country and around the world."
If you have a genuine interest in this, then share. Go into depth as to how your priorities and altruistic pursuits align with theirs. If this was part of your motive in applying to their college above others, say so.

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"First and foremost, I want to be a dentist who takes the time to educate my patients, no matter who there are or where I am working. I would like to spend some time after graduation working in an underserved rural area similar to where I grew up. As a dentist, I will have a powerful opportunity to educate my patients and the public on preventing oral health problems. I can also provide critical nutritional guidance and health care advice as a primary healthcare provider."

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