The Dental Foundation Interview Guide

The Dental Foundation Interview Guide: with Situational Judgement Testsoffers an indispensable step-by-step guide to the dental foundation training application process.

• Explains the application and recruitment process and includes essential interview tips
• Offers a wealth of practice questions with detailed answers to ensure familiarity with the process
• Highlights the importance of professionalism, leadership and management within the dental practice
• Written by recent graduates who understand the pressures of the application process

Dr Zahid Siddique is co-founder of Dental Training Consultants, London, UK which runsThe DF1 Mock Workshop for year five undergraduate BDS students. As well as currently working as a general dental practitioner, Zahid has a passion for teaching and has delivered lectures entitledAntibiotic Resistance - The Time Bomb andPrescribing in Dentistry. To facilitate his passion for teaching, Zahid was awarded an honorary tutor role at Kings College London Dental Institute and Guys Hospital, London, UK and is an examiner for The Royal College of Surgeons of England Overseas Registration Examination.

Dr Shivana Anand is co-founder of Dental Training Consultants, London, UK. Shivana received the Dentistry FMC Fast Track 4 accreditation for innovative new dentists in 2014 and the Dental Prodigy award at the BDIA Dental Showcase 2015. She was also shortlisted for the Best Young Dentist award at the BDIA Dental Showcase 2015. To facilitate her passion for teaching Shivana was awarded an honorary tutor role at Kings College London Dental Institute and Guys Hospital, London, UK.

Dr Helena Lewis-Greene is Senior Clinical Teacher, Director for Student Welfare and Coordinator for Year Five BDS students at Guys Hospital, London, UK. Helena was the joint recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award for the King's College London Dental Institute for 2011/12.

Preface vii

Acknowledgements ix

1 What is dental foundation training? 1

2 The application process 3

DF1 recruitment process 3

How to apply 4

Key dates 5

DF1 schemes where to work 5

DF1 interview format 9

Scotland applications 11

3 The SJT exam 13

What is an SJT? 13

Format of the exam 13

Marking format of the exam 14

4 Definitions and legalities 15

Definitions 15

Legislation for the dental team 17

Clinical governance 19

5 Important notes for revision 25

Standards for the dental team 25

Consent 26

Confidentiality 29

Complaints 31

Scope of practice 32

Continued professional development (CPD) 33

Raising concerns 34

Child protection and vulnerable adults 35

A checklist of sources to consult during revision 37

6 Practice scenarios 39

Introduction 39

Professionalism leadership and management scenarios 40

Patient communication scenarios 54

7 Situational judgement test practice questions 57

Introduction 57

Ranking-based SJTs: Questions 58

Ranking-based SJTs: Answers 86

Best of three SJTs: Questions 111

Best-of-three SJTs: Answers 144

8 How to write a dental CV 165

Introduction 165

Format 166

Some dos and donts 168

The meet and greet 168

Some useful questions to ask 168

Index 171