Re: Question for seasoned dentists

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:

Steven Bornfeld wrote:

Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward wrote:

Hi,

I was curious what keeps you personally interested in your job after
years of doing it?

I'm helping a relative prepare for his dental school interview and the
question came up.

Many thanks for your help!



That's really a question for your relative to ask the interviewer,
don't you think? How would a candidate for dental school be expected to
be able to answer that one?

Steve


Fair question! I was helping my cousin figure out his own motivation
for signing up for dental school and he wasn't entirely clear about it,
to be honest. When he was shadowing a dentist, he didn't know the
right questions to ask, he just really found the guy's enthusiasm
infectious.



Usually happy person=happy dentist. They will of course ask him why he wants to go into dentistry. Spending time with a dentist and getting an idea of what goes on day-to-day is a good thing, and should help out with interviews.
Interviwers will see right through the standard pat answers (I'm good with my hands, want to help people)--these are a given. An interest in the nuts and bolts, an interest in both the mechanical, artistic and healthcare aspects of the career is what they're really looking for.

Steve

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Brooklyn, NY
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