QUESTION 11 OF 30

What are your ultimate career goals in dentistry?

Your interviewers want to hear two things about you. First, they want to know about your plans and if you have intentions of joining an existing practice or starting your own. They also want to know what your ideal practice looks like and that you've put some thought into this before applying to dental residency programs.

"My ultimate goal would be to open my own practice one day, as I want to control the prices of my services and provide affordable dentistry services to my community. I have an entrepreneurial spirit, so I feel that opening my own practice would scratch that itch as well. With this goal in mind, it is important for me to pursue an AEGD residency program like yours where I can learn more advanced skills that would be required in my own practice."

Before your dental residency interviews, put some thought into your future career plans. Keep in mind that there is no right or wrong answer to a question like this. Your interviewers will simply want to hear that you have put some thought into this, so be open and honest about your career goals in the field.

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