Behavioral Dental School Mock Interview

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Give an example of a time your manual dexterity helped you in a tight situation. Why do you think this is important as a dental student?

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Ryan Brunner
Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

One skill that is vital to the success of any dentist that is very hard for your interviewers to measure during interview processes is manual dexterity. Dentistry involves precise movements and coordination in a very small workspace inside a person's mouth. Since your interviewers can't assess this during the interview process, they may ask a question like this to hear you talk about your dexterity skills and that you understand they are important for a future dentist.

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