Pediatric Dentistry Residency Mock Interview
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Question 27 of 35
How would you handle communicating bad news to a pediatric patient and/or their family?
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Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.
Providing hard-to-handle diagnoses to patients is a vital skill that any dentist needs to possess. When working with pediatric patients, this skill becomes much more vital in communicating to the family of a young patient or to both the patient and family of an older patient. Your interviewers ask this question to be confident that you would join their pediatric dentistry residency program with the ability to handle these difficult conversations in a respectful, yet straightforward, manner.
Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.
"I certainly do not enjoy communicating bad diagnoses, but I do have experience in doing so. I make sure to practice empathy in my approach and I know this skill is vital with pediatric patients and their families. Truth is always key, so I will be honest and clear when communicating the news. After that, educating the patient and their family on the best course of action will help set their mind at ease and keep them focused on a goal moving forward rather than the diagnosis."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Whether it is providing a difficult diagnosis to a parent or educating a teenager that doesn't take their oral health seriously, the conversation won't come easy. Assure your interviewers that you will join their program as a person that can handle these conversations comfortably by stressing the importance of educating patients/families and doing so in a respectful manner. Be sure to stress the importance of taking an empathetic approach with your patients when difficult actions need to be taken.
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