Dental assistant job interview questions and answers

As a dental assistant, you will be expected to perform a wide variety of duties from day to day. The following dental assistant interview questions and answers will help your interviewer learn more about you and the tasks with which you are most comfortable.

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Here are some examples of interview questions and Get ready for the interview questions.

• Why dentistry? Why not veterinary medicine?
• What do you want to do with your dental education?
• What made you decide to become a dental assistant?
• How did your friends/family react to your interest in Dentistry?
• Do you have any friends or family who are Dentists?
• Do you have any plans after graduation?
• Do you have any laboratory experience (casts of teeth, temporary crowns...etc..)
• What have you learned from your past jobs that related to Dental assistant?
• Provide an experience in which you assisted a dentist in a dental emergency.
• Why did you leave your last job?
• Tell me about your last position and what you did?
• Are you planning to continue your studies and training for Dental Assistant?
• Why are you the best person for this Dental Assistant?
• What is the state of your records? Name one thing you would like to improve.
• Where would you like to be in 3 years? 5 years?
• What made you choose to apply to Dental assistant?
• What are key tasks for Dental assistant?
• How to do each Dental assistant position task/function?
• How to control each task/function of Dental assistant? Etc
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• What are top top 3 skills for Dental assistant?
• Do you have experience maintaining dental records?
• How to measure job performance of your position: Dental assistant?
• What do you know about this company?
• What do you know about the position of your Dental assistant position?
• Describe two or three major trends in your field?
• Show me how you would organize the applicable instruments for each procedure (with examples).
• Did you choose this profession/field?
• What procedure do you use for sterilizing and disinfecting dental equipment when preparing for surgery? 
• What tertiary qualifications have you attained that related to Dental assistant?
• What is the most recent skill you have learned that related to Dental assistant?
• What procedure do you use for sterilizing and disinfecting dental equipment in order to prepare for surgery?
• What tertiary qualifications have you attained that related to your Dental assistant position?
• How much chairside experience do you have? Are you more comfortable working with children or adults? 
• What is the most recent skill you have learned that related to your Dental assistant position?

Tips Dental assistant interview questions

• Identify key duties, tasks, job specs, job standards of Dental assistant positions then ask question: How to do, how to become, how to measure performance, how to monitor, how to control…

• Always ask by your-self: what are things related to your position field in this interview questions before answering.

• Research the company and its business carefully: company history, organization structure, your division structure, product/service list, competitive advantages and disadvantages..

• Always ask by yourself: What are proofs that are needed for this interview questions/this job?

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