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Negative Aspects of dentistry?

Hey people I was looking at the interview questions posted by Kaytus and was wondering what the negative aspects of dentistry were.

Please Help!

Thanks

Reply 1

Kaytus

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Tulsi

Hey people I was looking at the interview questions posted by Kaytus and was wondering what the negative aspects of dentistry were.

Please Help!

Thanks

well as an example you could try saying that its quite stressful, especially if you're running late and have loads of patients to see that day. but then you have to say something about how you cope with stress so interviewers can see that you've thought about the downsides and that you can handle the pressures involved with being a dentist.

Reply 2

take2

a dentist downer...sometimes its hard to make a patient understand the reality of the situation especially when its very serious and inconvenient for the patient. Patients tend to have unrealistic expectations that are difficult or just impossible to meet and its upto the dentist to explain this whilst still being empathetic and caring as possible. (stupid e.g but an e.g. nontheless: when a patient who loves their teeth but requires several extractions due to possible risk of an oral infection/disease.)

Reply 3

take2

one more downer- with dentistry, like any other healthcare profession there will be times where it can get emotionally distressing, and its hard 2 avoid but u do take it home with u. this is more common with medicine because patient's issues r more severe. however still possible in a dental profession....i think these r enough negativ aspects, say anymore in the interview u'll end up convinvin the interviewers 2 make a career move.

backache

little kids want to run away from you?

Reply 6

silent ninja

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Dentists are a bit isolated. No dentist colleagues to speak to, just the nurse, receptionist etc

Reply 7

JStar

silent ninja

Dentists are a bit isolated. No dentist colleagues to speak to, just the nurse, receptionist etc

That would only be if you work on your own. Many practices are owned in partnerships or with associates.

Reply 8

cloud*

A very sad story .... Driven to suicide, the dentist left struggling with 1,600 NHS patients

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=446642&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770&expand=true#StartComments

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article2422646.ece

Reply 9

Flugtag

cloud*

A very sad story .... Driven to suicide, the dentist left struggling with 1,600 NHS patients

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=446642&in_page_id=1770&in_page_id=1770&expand=true#StartComments

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article2422646.ece

i read that too in the mirror today. Its ridiculous and the NHS should really be ashamed.

Reply 10

monkey01

in interviews do they ask you sceince questions or questions about nhs or dental issues and things :s-smilie:

or just the standard ?

Reply 11

username114658

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silent ninja

Dentists are a bit isolated. No dentist colleagues to speak to, just the nurse, receptionist etc

Erm... Patients? :biggrin:

Reply 12

Magnanimity

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Back pain
Nervous patients
Stress of medically compromised cases
Risk of medical emergencies always there
Risk of inflicting damage to patient constantly there (i.e. nerve damage)
Risk of infection from patient, injury from equipment
Working in a tiny environment (hello, loupes!) where you can't always see what you're doing
Isolation
Lack of time/poor payscheme for proper patient care in NHS practice
Risk of lawsuits (average dentist gets sued once every three years apparently)

That's all I can think of for now but my God, backpain is a bitch.

Reply 13

twist3r

silent ninja

Dentists are a bit isolated. No dentist colleagues to speak to, just the nurse, receptionist etc

Well the dentist there to work, not socialise with other dentists. Lol.

Dentists work with patients, nuses, receptionists, hygienists and techncians, so they aren't isolated.

Reply 14

twist3r

Flugtag

i read that too in the mirror today. Its ridiculous and the NHS should really be ashamed.

This is why dental schools place such a huge emphasis on extracurricular activities. . . . You need to be an all rounded individual, and I totally believe in the phrase '' work hard, play hard''

I haven't bothered reading the article, but I don't think the NHS should be ashamed. We should be lucky that we have the NHS.

Reply 15

Magnanimity

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twist3r

Well the dentist there to work, not socialise with other dentists. Lol.

Dentists work with patients, nuses, receptionists, hygienists and techncians, so they aren't isolated.

You will spend the majority of your day in a surgery, with one nurse, having patients come in and out who hate you :p:

You don't speak to technicians, you send them your work with a prescription card, and they send theirs back.

More practices don't have hygienists than do. So I wouldn't bank on that. It is a lonely job in comparison to most others.

I know you're there to work but you'll spend a lot of time there so it's important to be happy and have people to depend on, particularly as it can be very stressful.

Reply 16

twist3r

Magnanimity

You will spend the majority of your day in a surgery, with one nurse, having patients come in and out who hate you :p:

You don't speak to technicians, you send them your work with a prescription card, and they send theirs back.

More practices don't have hygienists than do. So I wouldn't bank on that. It is a lonely job in comparison to most others.

I know you're there to work but you'll spend a lot of time there so it's important to be happy and have people to depend on, particularly as it can be very stressful.

You'll probably work with more people in hospital and community care dentistry.

Reply 17

twist3r

Magnanimity

Back pain
Nervous patients
Stress of medically compromised cases
Risk of medical emergencies always there
Risk of inflicting damage to patient constantly there (i.e. nerve damage)
Risk of infection from patient, injury from equipment
Working in a tiny environment (hello, loupes!) where you can't always see what you're doing
Isolation
Lack of time/poor payscheme for proper patient care in NHS practice
Risk of lawsuits (average dentist gets sued once every three years apparently)

That's all I can think of for now but my God, backpain is a bitch.