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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
After spending the last four years in a dental school program focusing on academics, technology in the dentistry field has evolved and will continue to evolve. While you may be academically gifted, your interviewers need to know you can pick up and master any new technologies in the field. During your dental residency, you will likely work with many pieces of equipment you haven't had the opportunity to in the past.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Think of a time you had to learn new technology. Be sure your example proves your ability to study, learn, and master the technology in short order. Explain to your interviewing team that you know you will be learning new dental equipment during your residency program and are willing and ready to learn any new technologies thrown your way during your time with them.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"First and foremost, I want you to know that I would come to your program understanding that today's dentists need to embrace technology to provide the best patient care possible. I've always been interested in the great technological advancements in healthcare over the years. During the pandemic, one area that dentists have needed to embrace is teledentistry, and I was fortunate to be exposed to this during my time in dental school. Learning technologies like Zoom and other video conferencing apps was a new concept to me. Before beginning their use, I watched training videos and practiced having virtual consults with my classmates to ensure that there wouldn't be any technical glitches when I worked with patients. Now, I am confident in my ability to use video for teledentistry consults with patients."
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