Dental Interview, what really goes on...?

[PegaNinguem]

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Hi everyone.

I hope to be interviewing soon, and I wanted to ask questions about dental interviews. I just finished reading House of God, so I'm wondering about what the psychology of the dental interview is all about...

Do interviewers want someone who is confident and willing to talk, or do they prefer someone who has to be drawn out to speak?

If your experience is based on shadowing (ie, you were never an assistant or hygienist), how can you convince someone that you would love being a dentist if you never got to put you hand on anything?

Is anyone a wood carver or does anyone here make little ships inside a glass bottle? I don't think most people who apply actually have much experience with microdexterity... I love working on my car or around the house, I like physical work, I'm a great parallel parker, but I don't have to put thread into the eye of a needle everyday. What are interviewers looking for when they ask you about your fine movement skills? And if you're lying, how would they know?

It seems like medical and dental interviews put a lot pressure to be insincere, and maybe this is a reflection on life and how to sell yourself...? I want to be a dentist, would be great at it, and have great scores, but I was never good at selling myself.

Any comments?

 

[vaio]

relax, and be urself ?

 

[Audio]

Have you ever seen the Fresh Prince episode where will goes to the Princeton interview? Just do that!

 

[Sprgrover]

I believe adcoms are looking for someone with a good personality as well as someone capable of engaging others in intelligent conversation. I suggest that you make a list of questions ahead of time for each interview so that you can avoid searching for them in the interview and, more importantly, you will demonstrate to the adcom that you have done some research about their school and really are curious about their program. If you are worried about your ability to interview and 'sell' yourself what you may consider is checking into your student services office at your school. Many of them offer free help with interviewing. For example, at my undergrad, we could make an appointment and have a mock admissions interview in which student's posture, interpersonal communication skills, and so on were assessed and then offered tips on how to improve troubled areas. If you are worried then look into this. The interview is a very important component of the admissions ordeal and shouldn't be treated lightly.

 

[Gulch]

Hi everyone.

I hope to be interviewing soon, and I wanted to ask questions about dental interviews. I just finished reading House of God, so I'm wondering about what the psychology of the dental interview is all about...

Do interviewers want someone who is confident and willing to talk, or do they prefer someone who has to be drawn out to speak?

If your experience is based on shadowing (ie, you were never an assistant or hygienist), how can you convince someone that you would love being a dentist if you never got to put you hand on anything?

Is anyone a wood carver or does anyone here make little ships inside a glass bottle? I don't think most people who apply actually have much experience with microdexterity... I love working on my car or around the house, I like physical work, I'm a great parallel parker, but I don't have to put thread into the eye of a needle everyday. What are interviewers looking for when they ask you about your fine movement skills? And if you're lying, how would they know?

It seems like medical and dental interviews put a lot pressure to be insincere, and maybe this is a reflection on life and how to sell yourself...? I want to be a dentist, would be great at it, and have great scores, but I was never good at selling myself.

Any comments?

Since you mentioned that you like to read, here's a book that thoroughly answers your first question: "First Impressions: What You Don't Know About How Others See You" by Ann Demarais, Ph.D. and Valerie White, Ph.D.