Dental School Mock Interview

Prepare for your dental school admissions interview with 40 questions covering clinical judgment, ethics, and patient care scenarios.

Question 32 of 40

Do you consider yourself technologically advanced and capable of working with new technologies and equipment?

Why the Interviewer Asks This Question
How to Answer
Example Answer
Community Answers

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.

Technology in modern dentistry has evolved in recent years and will continue to evolve year after year. While you may be academically gifted, your interviewers need to get a sense that you would come to their dental school with the ability to pick up and master any new technologies in the field over your time there. Your venture into dental school will likely require you to work with many pieces of equipment you haven't worked with in the past.

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.

Think of a time you had to learn new technology during a job in the past or during your undergraduate program and use that as an example of how you can pick up and learn new things quickly. You can also discuss your interest in computers or other technologies that will help you be a quick study during your time in dental school.

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.

"Yes, I consider myself very technically literate when it comes to new computer programs, equipment, and dental tools. Today's dentists need to embrace technology to provide the best patient care possible. I've always been enamored by the great technological advancements in dentistry over the years. More recent innovations, like 3D printing for dental implants, are great technology. I am very technologically adept. Over the last two years, I worked part-time with a medical device manufacturing company to pay my way through schooling, and during my first week on the job, I had to learn and master two plastics machines. I observed more experienced staff and went right to work with hands-on learning."

Write Your Answer

0 - Character Count

Previous Question Next Question

40Dental School Interview Questions & Answers

Discovery

1.At our university, we seek students with a true passion for dentistry. What appeals to you most about working in the dentistry field?

General

2.It is important that our university exercises great discernment when choosing applicants. What is your plan if you are not accepted into our school of dentistry this year?

General

3.In your opinion, what is the most concerning topic facing the dental industry today?

Direct

4.Dental school is expensive. Have you made a solid financial plan for tuition costs at our university?

Educational

5.Tell us about your overall academic performance through your undergraduate program. Where did you excel and where could you have improved?

Discovery

6.Why should we accept you over another dentistry student with the same qualifications?

Discovery

7.What do you feel is the single most important quality a dentist should possess?

Discovery

8.We believe in the continual development of our students, both professionally and personally. What is your self-development plan?

Educational

9.Talk to us about your current GPA.

Direct

10.What questions do you have for us about our dental school program and university?

General

11.What do you know about our university? Why do you feel this setting would be a great environment for you?

General

12.Tell us about an area of weakness that you would like to improve on while attending dental school.

General

13.What research did you conduct before applying to our university?

General

14.Tell us something that we would not know about you from reading your CV.

Behavioral

15.What achievement are you most proud of so far on your path to dental school?

General

16.What are you reading right now?

Experience

17.Talk to us about your experience and thoughts on handling blood and saliva. You will be subject to difficult scenarios in your role as a dentist. How do you feel about this?

General

18.What other dental schools have you applied to? Where does our university rank?

General

19.Which dentistry related newspapers, journals or publications do you read to stay in touch with new dental discoveries, and current events?

General

20.How does your family feel about you attending dental school? Do you have a great deal of support?

Behavioral

21.How do you respond to feedback and criticism? Describe a situation where your work was criticized. What was your immediate reaction to the situation?

General

22.Who in your life mentors or inspires you?

Direct

23.How well do you think you have performed in this interview today?

Behavioral

24.When you suffer a setback, how does that emotionally affect you and your work?

General

25.Many dentists have an area of specialty in which they work. What area of dentistry interests you the most?

Experience

26.Have you ever had significant dental work? Tell me about your experience as a patient. What made it memorable?

General

27.Do you have aspirations to own your own practice in the future? If so, what appeals to you about business ownership?

General

28.There is a high suicide rate among dentists. How do you feel about this fact, and how do you plan to remain grounded during your career?

Direct

29.What was your DAT score? Are you happy with it?

General

30.Are you aware of cases of medical malpractice in the dentistry field? How will you cope if you are faced with one of these situations?

General

31.Do you feel that your manual dexterity skills are suitable for a career in dentistry?

Technical

32.Do you consider yourself technologically advanced and capable of working with new technologies and equipment?

Behavioral

33.How would you rate your ability to adapt to changing conditions and environments?

Leadership

34.What leadership qualities do you possess that you feel will be important for you to have as a future dentist?

Operational

35.How will you handle working under very close supervision as a dental student with our program?

Communication

36.How do you show your student colleagues the importance of communication in the team efforts you take part in?

Diversity

37.Why do you believe it is important to embrace diversity and inclusion efforts as a dental student?

Behavioral

38.Talk about a time you had to work closely with someone who had a problematic personality.

General

39.Would you consider yourself a creative person?

General

Dental School Mock Interview

Do you consider yourself technologically advanced and capable of working with new technologies and equipment?

40Dental School Interview Questions & Answers

1.At our university, we seek students with a true passion for dentistry. What appeals to you most about working in the dentistry field?

2.It is important that our university exercises great discernment when choosing applicants. What is your plan if you are not accepted into our school of dentistry this year?

3.In your opinion, what is the most concerning topic facing the dental industry today?

4.Dental school is expensive. Have you made a solid financial plan for tuition costs at our university?

5.Tell us about your overall academic performance through your undergraduate program. Where did you excel and where could you have improved?

6.Why should we accept you over another dentistry student with the same qualifications?

7.What do you feel is the single most important quality a dentist should possess?

8.We believe in the continual development of our students, both professionally and personally. What is your self-development plan?

9.Talk to us about your current GPA.

10.What questions do you have for us about our dental school program and university?

11.What do you know about our university? Why do you feel this setting would be a great environment for you?

12.Tell us about an area of weakness that you would like to improve on while attending dental school.

13.What research did you conduct before applying to our university?

14.Tell us something that we would not know about you from reading your CV.

15.What achievement are you most proud of so far on your path to dental school?

16.What are you reading right now?

17.Talk to us about your experience and thoughts on handling blood and saliva. You will be subject to difficult scenarios in your role as a dentist. How do you feel about this?

18.What other dental schools have you applied to? Where does our university rank?

19.Which dentistry related newspapers, journals or publications do you read to stay in touch with new dental discoveries, and current events?

20.How does your family feel about you attending dental school? Do you have a great deal of support?

21.How do you respond to feedback and criticism? Describe a situation where your work was criticized. What was your immediate reaction to the situation?

22.Who in your life mentors or inspires you?

23.How well do you think you have performed in this interview today?

24.When you suffer a setback, how does that emotionally affect you and your work?

25.Many dentists have an area of specialty in which they work. What area of dentistry interests you the most?

26.Have you ever had significant dental work? Tell me about your experience as a patient. What made it memorable?

27.Do you have aspirations to own your own practice in the future? If so, what appeals to you about business ownership?

28.There is a high suicide rate among dentists. How do you feel about this fact, and how do you plan to remain grounded during your career?

29.What was your DAT score? Are you happy with it?

30.Are you aware of cases of medical malpractice in the dentistry field? How will you cope if you are faced with one of these situations?

31.Do you feel that your manual dexterity skills are suitable for a career in dentistry?

32.Do you consider yourself technologically advanced and capable of working with new technologies and equipment?

33.How would you rate your ability to adapt to changing conditions and environments?

34.What leadership qualities do you possess that you feel will be important for you to have as a future dentist?

35.How will you handle working under very close supervision as a dental student with our program?

36.How do you show your student colleagues the importance of communication in the team efforts you take part in?

37.Why do you believe it is important to embrace diversity and inclusion efforts as a dental student?

38.Talk about a time you had to work closely with someone who had a problematic personality.

39.Would you consider yourself a creative person?

40.What advice would you give to a fellow dental school colleague who was stressed out?