Dental School Interview Questions
Go Back1. When you suffer a setback, how does that emotionally affect you and your work?
2. How do you respond to feedback and criticism? Describe a situation where your work was criticized. What was your immediate reaction to the situation?
3. What achievement are you most proud of so far on your path to dental school?
4. How would you rate your ability to adapt to changing conditions and environments?
5. Talk about a time you had to work closely with someone who had a problematic personality.
6. How do you show your student colleagues the importance of communication in the team efforts you take part in?
7. How well do you think you have performed in this interview today?
8. Dental school is expensive. Have you made a solid financial plan for tuition costs at our university?
9. What was your DAT score? Are you happy with it?
10. What questions do you have for us about our dental school program and university?
11. At our university, we seek students with a true passion for dentistry. What appeals to you most about working in the dentistry field?
12. We believe in the continual development of our students, both professionally and personally. What is your self-development plan?
13. What do you feel is the single most important quality a dentist should possess?
14. Why should we accept you over another dentistry student with the same qualifications?
15. Why do you believe it is important to embrace diversity and inclusion efforts as a dental student?
16. Talk to us about your current GPA.
17. Tell us about your overall academic performance through your undergraduate program. Where did you excel and where could you have improved?
18. 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?
19. Have you ever had significant dental work? Tell me about your experience as a patient. What made it memorable?
20. Do you feel that your manual dexterity skills are suitable for a career in dentistry?
21. 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?
22. 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?
23. Do you have aspirations to own your own practice in the future? If so, what appeals to you about business ownership?
24. Would you consider yourself a creative person?
25. What advice would you give to a fellow dental school colleague who was stressed out?
26. Many dentists have an area of specialty in which they work. What area of dentistry interests you the most?
27. Who in your life mentors or inspires you?
28. How does your family feel about you attending dental school? Do you have a great deal of support?
29. Which dentistry related newspapers, journals or publications do you read to stay in touch with new dental discoveries, and current events?
30. What other dental schools have you applied to? Where does our university rank?
31. What are you reading right now?
32. Tell us something that we would not know about you from reading your CV.
33. What research did you conduct before applying to our university?
34. Tell us about an area of weakness that you would like to improve on while attending dental school.
35. What do you know about our university? Why do you feel this setting would be a great environment for you?
36. In your opinion, what is the most concerning topic facing the dental industry today?
37. 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?
38. What leadership qualities do you possess that you feel will be important for you to have as a future dentist?
39. How will you handle working under very close supervision as a dental student with our program?
40. Do you consider yourself technologically advanced and capable of working with new technologies and equipment?