Oral Surgery Residency Mock Interview

Master 30 Oral Surgery Residency interview questions covering clinical skills, research experience, and program fit.

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At our institution, we want to match dental school graduates with a true passion for oral surgery. What appeals to you most about a practice as an oral surgeon?

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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.

Given that the next four to six years of your life will be dedicated to training as an oral surgeon, your core passion will keep you going on the toughest days during your residency training. While this question allows your interviewers to gauge your passion for training as an oral surgeon, it also allows them to hear you talk about why simply going into practice as a dentist following dental school wasn't an option for you.

Nisha Yadav

"I think making a true difference for patients who need oral surgery is a huge part of my decision to pursue the MD training program at your institution. During my final year of dental school, I did some great externships with oral surgeons and witnessed their work firsthand. I'll never forget a patient who had been in a bad car accident and was in dire need of reconstructive surgery. Seeing the patient pre and post-op and again a few weeks down the road for a follow-up, the work that was done was amazing, and the patient was so happy to have great results. These are patient stories I want to experience someday."

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.

It is okay to share a personal story when answering this question if it conveys your passion for oral surgery. Perhaps you can discuss what initiated your interest in pursuing oral surgery residency training. Whatever drives you, make the interviewers feel your love as they consider you for their program.

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30Oral Surgery Residency Interview Questions & Answers

Discovery

1.At our institution, we want to match dental school graduates with a true passion for oral surgery. What appeals to you most about a practice as an oral surgeon?

Discovery

2.What is your plan if you do not match into our oral surgery residency this season?

Education

3.Talk about your overall academic performance through dental school. Where did you excel, and where could you have improved?

Discovery

4.We will be interviewing many top notch candidates for our oral surgery residency. What makes you stand out from other dental school graduates with the same qualifications?

Discovery

5.What do you feel is the single most important quality an oral surgeon should possess?

Ask The Interviewer

6.What questions do you have for us about our oral surgery residency program and institution?

Compatibility

7.What do you know about our institution, and why do you feel this setting would be a great environment for you?

Competency

8.Do you have an area of weakness that you would like to improve as you enter oral surgery residency?

Experience

9.Talk about the research experience you gained during dental school. How do you feel that benefitted you?

Discovery

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

Behavioral

11.What achievement are you most proud of so far on your path to graduating from dental school and pursuing oral surgery residency?

Direct

12.Have you applied to other oral surgery residency programs? If so, where does our program rank for you?

Diligence

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

Discovery

14.How does your family feel about you pursuing oral surgery residency training? Do they support your career choice?

Behavioral

15.How do you typically respond to feedback and criticism on your work?

Discovery

16.Who in your life mentors or inspires you?

Behavioral

17.How do setbacks emotionally affect you?

Experience

18.Have you ever had significant dental work done? Tell us about your experience as a patient and what made it memorable.

Job Satisfaction

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

Behavioral

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

Competency

21.Do you feel that your manual dexterity skills are suitable for a career as an oral surgeon?

Direct

22.Do you consider yourself technologically advanced and capable of working with new technologies and equipment as an oral surgery resident?

Adaptability

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

Leadership

24.What leadership qualities do you possess that will allow you to succeed in our oral surgery residency program?

Behavioral

25.How will you handle working under very close supervision as an oral surgery resident with our program?

Behavioral

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

Diversity

27.Why do you believe it is important to embrace diversity and inclusion efforts as an oral surgery resident?

Compatibility

28.As a prospective oral surgery resident, how do you feel about purely elective cosmetic oral surgery?

Communication

29.How would you describe the interpersonal and communication skills you would bring to our oral surgery residency program?

Situational

30.If you were in surgery and call for an instrument that you're told isn't available, and this adds time to the surgery that otherwise would have been much shorter, how would you address the issue?