Hey guys, i was searching through old discussions regarding dentistry at Peninsula and i found someone who gave their account of their interview day. Ill copy and paste it as it gives you an idea of what to expect (hope she doesnt mind!);
Heya guys!!
Dont worry guys, I had my interview yesterday, no need to worry, the people are really friendly. There is a questionnnaire to fill in before the interview in a prep room, the interview is not based on this it's an excercise to focus your mind on something before the interview and they may look at it if you are borderline so if they are deciding between you and another candidate say. You get 3 scenarios on a piece of paper given to you in the prep room which are all different ethical dillemas or situations and you just need to choose one and pick out the main ethical issues e.g. consent, you can make some notes on a piece of paper that they provide for you, I just read the scenario over and over to make sure I grasped the main points and wrote down the overriding issues and then a few additional notes about the scenario, they take the notes in after aswell, but dont think they use them for anything prob just so you cant show other people.
The interview begins with you telling the panel about the ethical issues you have picked out, then they ask you a series of questions based on the scenario and kind of extend the scenario further. It wouldn't really benefit you to know what the scenarios we had were, I think it's best just to answer the questions they give you on the spot. They just want to get an idea of who you are. They just mix in a couple of other questions about you and your experiences (not necessarily dental related) they want to see if you are suitable to the profession.
You dont get an opportunity to look around the university as it is in a hotel which was a shame but there is I think 3 sessions throughout the day where you get the opportunity to ask a couple of current students any questions you may have. From what they were saying the course sounds great and made me want to go there even more!! Just terrified after all this I won't get in!!