They state in their competency statements, "Use self-evaluative skills to assess individual knowledge and abilities, to practice within the scope of one's competence and make appropriate professional referrals, and to identify areas of deficiency to correct through lifelong learning." In summary, they want to ensure the students they accept into their program exhibit the emotional intelligence to be self-aware, hold themselves accountable for their actions, identify their weaknesses, and learn from them while striving for self-growth.

So, rather than picking a weakness that's a core skill required for a dentistry student, consider something that has stood in your way and held you back from furthering your development. Recognizing an area you could improve upon while developing an action plan for improving on this weakness is the aim here.