On my application, how am I supposed to prove my manual dexterity during interviews?

[DrapperCrops]

Question: On the ADEA AADSAS application, there is a section for manual dexterity. I play the violin as a hobby (carried over from my high school days, although all my achievements for it are back in high school, so I have nothing to show for them in my college days) and I'm into plastic sculpting and painting since my childhood days (plastic models and Warhammer). If I ever get an interview, do I have to prove these things? How would I go about proving it? Do I have to bring my violin (which I don't want to, the interview will make me extremely nervous) or bring the plastic models I've made in the past (which is also sketchy, how am I supposed to prove that I made it?).

I don't know how important the manual dexterity section is, but I feel like anyone can lie on there, so they must prove it somehow during the interview or something...

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[PointEstimate]

You won't have to "prove" your manual dexterity the day of your interview. People make such a big deal out of this section of their application. The truth of the matter is that whatever your "hand skill" is, it's nowhere near what it has to be to be a dentist. Dental school's pre-clinic will get you started on the path towards where you need to be when you graduate.

The section is probably something where you can write down whatever and it may or may not come up as something interesting to talk about day of your interview.

 

[ringofkeys]

I was never asked about this section in my interviews. If you were to be asked about it, it would probably just be describing how you got into it, what you like about it, etc. And it would probably be obvious if you were lying about something like playing an instrument, but then couldn't answer things like how to read sheet music or something.

 

[DiscoverWeakly]

I don't think you'll ever need to prove anything. But just be honest in your experiences. I have been asked about what I've done to show hand skills once, and I simply went into a little more detail about what I put on my application. I think the only way you could get into trouble is lying on your application, then not knowing much about the lie. I read an example on here, about some kid who said he played guitar, but then when an interviewer asked him what kind of guitar he played, he couldn't name a single brand. So, just don't be that person and you're good!

 

[SoftGel]

definitely bring your violin /s

PointEstimate nailed it. Don't stress it at all. Good luck🙂