The Ohio State University Dentistry Interview Questions

​Motivation and Insight into Dentistry

• What career would you choose if you didn’t choose dentistry?
• 3 words to describe yourself?
• What type of material was used in the fillings you observed?
• How do you see your role as a dentist?
• From your observations, what is the general trend of dentistry?
• What’s one thing you don’t like about dentistry?
• What specifically have you gained from your volunteer experiences?
• Do you know anyone who went to Ohio State’s College of Dentistry?
• What will you need to do to be successful in dental school and as a dentist?
• Why would you make a good dentist?
• What role does research have on dentistry and is it important?
• What is a challenge in dentistry that you believe you will have to overcome?
• What do you know about dental technology?
• What is the most important quality a dental student should have to be successful?
• Tell me about your shadowing.
• Are you passionate about becoming a dentist?
• Do you think you are academically prepared to handle dental school?
• What is your experience of dentistry?
• Where do you see yourself in the future?
• What types of procedures did you witness during your observation?
• What did you observe during shadowing?
• Do you think you’ll specialize?
• Why OSU?
• What do you think will be the most challenging aspect of dental school?
• Tell me about this volunteer experience.
• Tell me about your DAT score.
• Do you have any family members who are dentists?
• What type of community service volunteer experiences have you had?
• Tell me about yourself.
• What first attracted you to dentistry?
• What are important character attributes of a successful dentist?
• Why did you choose to pursue dentistry?
• Tell me about your academics.
• Tell me about your DAT preparation.
  
  

Manual Dexterity

• What have you done to improve your skills in manual dexterity?

Ethical Scenarios

• Tell me about a time when you made a mistake and what you would do differently.
• What do you do if a patient refuses your treatment plan?
• How will you resolve staff conflicts with your employees?
• What should be done with dentists that do something unethical?

Teamwork Tasks

• What type of people do you easily work with and what type of person do you have a hard time working with?
• Would you call yourself a leader? What experiences have you had in a leadership position?
• How have your leadership positions helped you in dispute resolution?

 
Communication Stations​

• How would you give bad news to a patient?
  
  

Sales Pitch Station

• If you were going to sell yourself to the board/committee, what would you say?