Dental School Mock Interview
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Question 17 of 40
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?
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Nisha Yadav is a Talent Advisor & People Specialist with a focus on global talent attraction. Her earlier career experience includes HR and recruitment roles where she specialized in contract and permanent IT recruitment opportunities.
Having the stomach to perform some of the most routine tasks of a dentist is something that your interviewing team won't take lightly. They pose this question to ensure you've put that to the nuts and bolts of practicing as a dentist and to hear that you are ready to tackle the most challenging patient cases.
Nisha Yadav is a Talent Advisor & People Specialist with a focus on global talent attraction. Her earlier career experience includes HR and recruitment roles where she specialized in contract and permanent IT recruitment opportunities.
"I have never been a queasy individual, and I fully understand the types of cases I will see in my career as a Dentist. Currently, I work part-time at our local drop-in shelter and have seen a wide range of situations involving blood. Instead of thinking about the gore, I think about the fact that it's a human being who needs my help. I believe this mentality will get me through any undesirable situation."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
You can keep your answer simple by discussing your ability to handle patient interactions involving blood and other bodily fluids. If you have direct experience, now is a great time to discuss that experience with your interviewing team.
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I currently work as a dental assistant, so I get exposed a lot to blood and saliva. I have no problem with that.
Rachelle's Feedback
This is a smart approach, highlighting the fact that you already bring experience with these types of situations.
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I am shadowing a dental clinic and had the chance to assist in many procedures, especially some surgical extractions, that involved blood and saliva so I understand that there will be many difficult scenarios involving bodily fluids that I will have to face when I work as a dentist. I have never been afraid of blood and saliva and I am usually the one who brings first aid materials during my hiking with friends in order to take care of my friends and myself if injury happens.
Marcie's Feedback
Your hiking example helps prove your assertion that bodily fluids don't bother you. It's also great that you have experience with these kinds of scenarios. Excellent!
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