Motivational/personality questions Flashcards
Why do you want to come to Bristol Dental School?
a. Traditional.
b. Unique in the fact it has one of the most orthodontic experience/training
c. Wax models in year 2.
d. Opportunity to assist many of the older years quite frequently.
Why do you want to come to Sheffield Dental School?
o Traditional.
o Virtual simulation - ORCA
o Very patient centred - from year 2 onwards you are trying to improve on the way you interact/treat patients.
o Possibility to do outreach placements in different parts of the world.
o BUCS - basketball league.
Why do you want to come to Plymouth Dental School?
o Traditional - start of year 1 working in small, integrated study groups.
o Very patient centred - trying to improve how their students treat patients holistically.
o year 4 ability to shadow specialist clinics.
The opportunity to intercalate between year 3 and 4 and undertake a one year MSC in one of their research labs.
o The barbican - destress.
Why do you want to come to Manchester Dental School?
o EBL-being able to work independently from the start
o You will be introduced to the clinical environment in the first semester of Year 1, enabling you to integrate theory and practice early on in the course.
o particular note is the use of Critically Appraised Topics (CAT), in which students pose a clinical question, eg ‘Is water fluoridation an effective means of preventing tooth decay?’, and assess the existing published literature to draw conclusions.
o interdisciplinary-themed theatre events combining presentations, clinical case presentations and interactive exercises.
o One of the biggest cities in UK.
How do you think you will cope with criticism from colleagues or other health professionals?
o Assume positive intent.
o You could ask your peers if they feel the
same way.
o Self-reflection.
o Ask your peers again if you have actually improved.
If u were the National Medical Director of NHS England which dental services would u invest the most money in?
o Patient: would want the best for the least amount of money.
o Dentist: would want to use the money they have been funded in the way which which treats the most patients (justice) (benifiscience)
o Government: would want to do the most for the least amount of money: this could mean they allocate most of the money towards public health campaigns - to the target population.
o Prepare for the future as well by thinking about rapidly growing problems.
What are some alternatives of the sugar tax? Would a sugar tax be better?
o Public Health Campaigns.
o Pros: People are less inclined to spend on sugary snack helping prevent tooth decay (benifiscience).
o Against: People from perhaps financially disadvantaged backgrounds may be unfairly treated as they may be taking care of their teeth/oral hygiene but affected on the foods they wish to buy. (Utilitarianism).
Did you have a mentoring role at school? If so, how did you get that role and what did you learn from it?
o Chess club - talk about the skills (NVC/VC gentle tone of voice) - back up with tell, show, do at the dental clinic you saw on work experience.
o Show support - if an individual found it challenging, explain how you went and helped them and took it at their own pace and worked with the individual through the teaching.
What do you think you can bring to the university beyond your academic ability?
o Help your peers.
o Society - such as basketball.
How have you shown integrity and responsibility at school?
o You forgot to give your friends laptop back on the required day.
o Empathise.
o Apologise immediately.
o Relate to dentistry as this could possibly breach duty of candour.
How do you think the profession will change over the next 20 years?
o Talk about the shift to aesthetic.
o Ethical considerations.
o Back up by pillars/GDC.
A 15-year-old girl attends your practice with her mother and is complaining of toothache. After your initial examination, you decide to take an x-ray of the tooth. As part of the routine procedure, you ask the patient if there is any chance, she could be pregnant. She originally says no, but once her mother has left the room informs you that she has recently discovered that she is pregnant and is scared that the treatment may harm her baby. Discuss with us how you would react to this situation.
A. What are the issues to consider in this scenario?
a. The Patient’s Safety.
b. Gillick’s Competence.
c. Respecting dignity.
d. Gaining Valid consent – Autonomy and GDC 3.
B. What information must you keep in your arsenal when dealing with pregnancy ethical scenarios?
a. The Fraser Guidelines – regarding scenarios such as pregnancy, sexual health, and contraception.
b. Fraser Guidelines for a pregnant patient – Avoiding any routine X-rays or treatment unless there is a risk of deterioration or urgency.
c. In this scenario – The patient does have pain, so would need to consider the safest treatment to reduce the patient’s pain.
C. How must you also relay your communication to the patient?
a. Non-judgemental.
b. Respectful.
c. Respect her decision to not tell her mother if she assesses Gillick’s competence and shows maturity.
D. What are the different scenarios you need to consider?
a. If the patient assesses positive for Gillick’s competence and shows maturity – Then explain her options and obtain valid consent (GDC 3) for treatment that’s in her best interests.
b. If the patient does not assess for Gillick’s competence – Strongly encourage the patient to tell her mother if it is safe to do so.
i. Would not be able to gain consent as the mother is the decision maker and is not fully informed of the risks.
ii. Explain this to the patient and would then choose to help her to disclose the pregnancy.
c. If baby was at harm from not carrying out any treatment or not dealing with the cause of the pain – It would then be your duty to tell the mother in a secure, safe environment.
E. Are there any additional issues to consider?
a. Possibly any safeguarding issues – if I feared the patient would be unsafe if her mother found out.
You are a dentist expecting a patient you haven’t seen in a few years. This low-income individual does not have dental insurance and makes appointments only when significant treatment is needed. The last time you saw them, they were unable to pay for their dental services. What do you do?
o Important to identify that this individual has probably come into the clinic due to severe pain.
o Important to attend to this quickly and put the patient out of pain through a clinical examination.
o Then after the patient is out of pain, discuss the financial situation and empathise with the individual and be non-judgemental and see if there’s anything you as a dentist can do to help alleviate this.
o Then formulate a plan of action.
Should dentists be role models to patients?
o For: Lead by example and as a dentist you will understand the struggles of keeping up with hygiene and be able to empathise with patients better.
o against: discrimination (things dentist did in the past could inadvertently affect the dentist in a negative way) and dentistry is already stressful and keeping up with hygiene could be an extra added level of stress.
o In conclusion: Dentists should be good role models.
What is the role of a dentist/what is a good dentist?
o Go through the GDCs.
o GDC 6: see each individual in the team as an equal.
What are you looking for in a dental school?
o People skills.
o Science skills - manual dexterity and clinical knowledge and skills.
o Societies - outside of dentistry to help destress and manage stress.
o Relate these points to the dental school.
Can you convince me that you can cope with the workload in dental school?
o Talk about a situation in which you were stressed and remember to formulate a plan of action.
o How you also managed the stress - hobbies, play a sport etc.
Tell me about a mistake you’ve made?
o Example: Called an individual on the rugby team by the wrong name (was a new student that joined the school)
o Empathise, apologise and self-reflect.
If you have two patients who are in dire need of care, what factors do you look at to determine who you would treat first?
o NHS - Only looks at clinical needs; but if I had to choose.
o Biological - if they are in pain etc. - Justice.
o Psychological - Low esteem, self-confidence etc.- Beneficence.
o Social - If they are the breadwinner for the family etc, how much the dental treatment can not only affect how much money they make but how it inadvertently affects other individuals.
How would you describe the relationship between science and dentistry?
o Science - Say how it is a science - implement clinical research into practice when working with patients.
o Art - say how it is in art - the way you treat patients holistically and communicate effectively.
o However dentistry is not just a science nor an art but it is the combination of both.
What will be the most challenging part of your dental training and career?
o Stress.
o How will you manage the stress.
What is the last article you read about dentistry?
o Say the ethical pillars - justice for the example of hospital tooth extraction article.
You are a dentist who has been in practice for a number of years but are starting to feel a sense of isolation. You feel it’s difficult to establish close personal relationships as you sense nobody wants to see you or come back to see you, because either they come in pain, or you cause them pain. What do you do?
o Self-reflect - Am i putting patients at risk, patient priority is number one.
o Seek advice from a peer or individual within your MDT to see if you are causing any harm etc.
o Formulate a plan - Take a break from dentistry, Support network - speak to friends or family to help alleviate the stress, speak to point of support.
