What kinds of review questions would you ask yourself after dealing with a difficult or challenging patient situation?

"As a dental student, taking time to reflect at the end of each day would be extremely important to learn and grow. This reflection will include speaking with the faculty and my student colleagues to learn together from our experiences. In a very challenging situation, I think it would be vital to distance myself from emotions and review things logically later on. I would first ask how I could've handled the situation better and look for other insight. Then, I would ask myself how I will handle a similar situation in the future so I am mentally prepared for it."

It's human nature to rationalize or justify and not face the difficult feelings or emotions of a situation gone bad, but reflection is necessary to prevent the situation from happening again. Talk to your interviewers about the importance of analyzing a situation and reflecting upon it to improve moving forward. If you have an example of a time you did this in any prior jobs or training, don't hesitate to talk about it with your interviewers.