Shadowing experience interview question

[Dental1451]

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When they ask tell me about your shadowing experiences are we suppose to say specific things we learned from each dentist! For example I shadowed an endodontist , orthodontist, pediatric and general so I was gona just give a short summary of what I saw but I was just wondering if we're suppose to go in detail about the procedures or what? Confused as heck!!!

 

[tbond5]

When they ask tell me about your shadowing experiences are we suppose to say specific things we learned from each dentist! For example I shadowed an endodontist , orthodontist, pediatric and general so I was gona just give a short summary of what I saw but I was just wondering if we're suppose to go in detail about the procedures or what? Confused as heck!!!

Is this for the application? If so, all I put is what I observed and learned from the dentist.

 

[Koalafied]

When they ask tell me about your shadowing experiences are we suppose to say specific things we learned from each dentist! For example I shadowed an endodontist , orthodontist, pediatric and general so I was gona just give a short summary of what I saw but I was just wondering if we're suppose to go in detail about the procedures or what? Confused as heck!!!

Brevity.

 

[Dental1451]

I meant for the interview

 

[jeffity]

When they ask tell me about your shadowing experiences are we suppose to say specific things we learned from each dentist! For example I shadowed an endodontist , orthodontist, pediatric and general so I was gona just give a short summary of what I saw but I was just wondering if we're suppose to go in detail about the procedures or what? Confused as heck!!!

You're probably not going to even get asked this every time. Maybe not at all. No detail needed. The average Joe/Jane pre-dent shouldn't be required to know much procedural detail. That's what school is for. If you did the time, then you'll be fine and you shouldn't let this confuse you further.

 

[syap]

You're probably not going to even get asked this every time. Maybe not at all. No detail needed. The average Joe/Jane pre-dent shouldn't be required to know much procedural detail. That's what school is for. If you did the time, then you'll be fine and you shouldn't let this confuse you further.

Eye check/compare tooth to xray, apply topical, inject and aspirate lidocaine or the anthesethic of choice, place rubber dam, drill, check, drill more, apply seek, drill more if needed, rinse, wash with cleaning agent (baking soda and water is what I have observed used) and rinse, etch, apply dentin component, apply enamel component, cure, apply composite/flowable/sealant if needed, cure, repeat as needed, take down excess composite, remove rubber dam, check occlussal, take off more excess, repeat as needed. Pretty simple with practice or enough observing. Crowns pretty similar. It's knowing when to use sealant or flowable composite vs. composite, or when the patient doesn' t need to be numb and things like that I am sure we'll learn in dental school WHEN we get in. And obviously a ton ton ton of practice.

 

[jeffity]

Eye check/compare tooth to xray, apply topical, inject and aspirate lidocaine or the anthesethic of choice, place rubber dam, drill, check, drill more, apply seek, drill more if needed, rinse, wash with cleaning agent (baking soda and water is what I have observed used) and rinse, etch, apply dentin component, apply enamel component, cure, apply composite/flowable/sealant if needed, cure, repeat as needed, take down excess composite, remove rubber dam, check occlussal, take off more excess, repeat as needed. Pretty simple with practice or enough observing. Crowns pretty similar. It's knowing when to use sealant or flowable composite vs. composite, or when the patient doesn' t need to be numb and things like that I am sure we'll learn in dental school WHEN we get in. And obviously a ton ton ton of practice.

Sweet. What was the point of this? You're going to say all this when they ask about your shadowing? Maybe you missed the point here.

 

[ModifiedBass]

Hardooo

 

[syap]

Sweet. What was the point of this? You're going to say all this when they ask about your shadowing? Maybe you missed the point here.

I didn't miss the point, but in 3-4 months of shadowing I was able to learn that, of course I wouldn't be able to say that in an interview...BUT don't you think after 50 hours or so of shadowing a student should know like 60% of the process even if they never could do it on their own? And be able to intelligently answer questions. I am sure the interviews will be about YOU though.

 

[jeffity]

I didn't miss the point, but in 3-4 months of shadowing I was able to learn that, of course I wouldn't be able to say that in an interview...BUT don't you think after 50 hours or so of shadowing a student should know like 60% of the process even if they never could do it on their own? And be able to intelligently answer questions. I am sure the interviews will be about YOU though.

Maybe you did. He asked if he needed to go into details of the procedures. The answer is no. That's not the point of shadowing and not why they ask you to shadow. Then you dropped in and rattled off elementary steps of a procedure. I'm not sure why. I never said someone won't know anything about procedures after shadowing. I'm positive almost everyone who has shadowed a few days or even watched a 3-4 minute video online knows the concept you presented. I said they don't expect you to. Not even 60%. The interview isn't a pop-quiz. And you'll do the opposite of showcase intelligence if you attempt delve into details like that without being directed to do so, which you won't.

 

[syap]

Maybe you did. He asked if he needed to go into details of the procedures. The answer is no. That's not the point of shadowing and not why they ask you to shadow. Then you dropped in and rattled off elementary steps of a procedure. I'm not sure why. I never said someone won't know anything about procedures after shadowing. I'm positive almost everyone who has shadowed a few days or even watched a 3-4 minute video online knows the concept you presented. I said they don't expect you to. Not even 60%. The interview isn't a pop-quiz. And you'll do the opposite of showcase intelligence if you attempt delve into details like that without being directed to do so, which you won't.

Ya, no I did not miss the point. Pull your head out of your arse. When you say PROBABLY, SHOULDN'T and words that are not definitive, don't jump all over me when you should be able to observe and learn the BASIC process. Why don't you go study, you need it.

 

[LaughingGas]

Without a solid foundation, although some procedures were repetitive I didn't even bother knowing it all.

 

[jeffity]

Ya, no I did not miss the point. Pull your head out of your arse. When you say PROBABLY, SHOULDN'T and words that are not definitive, don't jump all over me when you should be able to observe and learn the BASIC process. Why don't you go study, you need it.

30RC, huh? His question had nothing to do with what you're talking about, and your change of topic stems from nothing more than you not understanding that or my response and strolling in trying to strut your stuff. "Hey everybody, I learned this. You should be able to know this too!" Great. Everybody should know basic processes. At least 60% or so. Okay. We get it. No one was even talking about that. In fact, no one would even argue that here because it's common sense that you do know those basic things after shadowing unless you've closed your eyes the whole time, and above all, because it has nothing to do with what was asked. You seriously gathered that from my first comment? This is about the expectation at the interview. No one should be expected to know details or feel like they're supposed to, because they're not. That doesn't mean they don't. Do you seriously think those who have shadowed don't know much about procedures? Did anyone on this thread ever even hint that they didn't or won't? It's simple. In his interviews, he will not be expected to know procedural details. That doesn't mean he doesn't. That goes for everyone. Walking into an interview, a pre-dent should not feel like this is expected of him or her whether they know or they don't. I don't know what got you started on what we should know. Kicking off your response with those steps was ridiculous.

And yes, I really should study. It's summer break, after all. That's what everyone does right? Study over summer? How's your studying going? Hopefully, you've done a little more homework on your original list of schools. It was borderline terrible.

 

[syap]

30RC, huh? His question had nothing to do with what you're talking about, and your change of topic stems from nothing more than you not understanding that or my response and strolling in trying to strut your stuff. "Hey everybody, I learned this. You should be able to know this too!" Great. Everybody should know basic processes. At least 60% or so. Okay. We get it. No one was even talking about that. In fact, no one would even argue that here because it's common sense that you do know those basic things after shadowing unless you've closed your eyes the whole time, and above all, because it has nothing to do with what was asked. You seriously gathered that from my first comment? This is about the expectation at the interview. No one should be expected to know details or feel like they're supposed to, because they're not. That doesn't mean they don't. Do you seriously think those who have shadowed don't know much about procedures? Did anyone on this thread ever even hint that they didn't or won't? It's simple. In his interviews, he will not be expected to know procedural details. That doesn't mean he doesn't. That goes for everyone. Walking into an interview, a pre-dent should not feel like this is expected of him or her whether they know or they don't. I don't know what got you started on what we should know. Kicking off your response with those steps was ridiculous.

And yes, I really should study. It's summer break, after all. That's what everyone does right? Study over summer? How's your studying going? Hopefully, you've done a little more homework on your original list of schools. It was borderline terrible.

You should study over summer. What good or even adequate dentist takes a three month consecutive break during the year? The dentists/surgeons I know, study almost everyday, and they have been in the biz almost 30 years. Good luck in dental school. I hope you grow to become more than the mediocre person/future dentist that I get the vibe you are/are becoming.
I understand that interviews are about you, not what you know, you should calm down, take a deep breath, maybe go hug your cat, I don't know. Work on that anger.

 

[jeffity]

You should study over summer. What good or even adequate dentist takes a three month consecutive break during the year? The dentists/surgeons I know, study almost everyday, and they have been in the biz almost 30 years. Good luck in dental school. I hope you grow to become more than the mediocre person/future dentist that I get the vibe you are/are becoming.
I understand that interviews are about you, not what you know, you should calm down, take a deep breath, maybe go hug your cat, I don't know. Work on that anger.

Now you're just being ridiculous.

 

[ModifiedBass]

HARDOOO. Don't feed him jeffity, everyone knows you're right.. let's not bicker on this persons thread now.

 

[Ferneezy]

Hopefully, you've done a little more homework on your original list of schools. It was borderline terrible.

twist the knife

 

[syap]

Now you're just being ridiculous.

Thanks for caring and stalking me I guess. Good luck, bo.

 

[Dental1451]

Okay bc I shadowed 5 different dentists but I was just curious if they would expect me to go Into detail about each one

 

[yggdrasila]

Okay bc I shadowed 5 different dentists but I was just curious if they would expect me to go Into detail about each one

i don't think they'd expect you too but it might good to talk about one of your favorite aspects of any of the offices

 

[Ryan08]

The whole point of shadowing is to see if you want to be a dentist. It also shows that you have a general interest for the dental field.

So, I think interviewers just want to hear that it was a positive experience. DO talk about the cool technology you saw and learned about. DON'T talk about anything negative or boring, and please don't waste any more than 2 minutes answering this simple question.

 

[Koalafied]

I meant for the interview

Listed # of Hours = Level of Interview Q Difficulty
Low = Low
Moderate = Moderate
High = High
Insane = Insane

 

[Luna724]

Listed # of Hours = Level of Interview Q Difficulty
Low = Low
Moderate = Moderate
High = High
Insane = Insane

Does it mean it's actually a "good" thing for an applicant to have just the minimum required shadowing hours for the school he is applying to? :O

 

[yggdrasila]

Does it mean it's actually a "good" thing for an applicant to have just the minimum required shadowing hours for the school he is applying to? :O

I would say no bc it wouldn't show dedication/exposure to the field & they will think you don't how what real dentisty work is like. Gotta factor in everything