I had some old practice questions left over from when I applied last year so I thought I would post them on TSR to give this year’s applicants a chance to practice especially since admissions forum is still down. If anyone else has any practice questions feel free to add them to my list.

Why do you want to come to ……… university?

What examples of your manual dexterity do you have and did you bring anything with you to show us?

What are the negative aspects of dentistry?

If taxpayers pay tax for dental students to become dentists do you think all dentists should have to work in the NHS for a certain number of years?

Can you think of a good example of your team working skills?

Tell us about what you observed on your work experience?

Why do you think that many NHS dentists are going private?

How are you doing in your A levels?

Why do you want to study dentistry?

What qualities should a dentist have?

What can you offer us as a student?

How do you cope with stress?

How is dentistry different to other jobs?

What do you do in your spare time to relax?

Can you tell us about any modern advances in dentistry?

How do you feel about the lack of dentists in this country and the lack of funding for dentists?

How do you feel about dentists moving over to this country e.g from Poland where there is an even greater shortage of dentists?

Why do some people underestimate the value of their teeth?

How should the government spend money on NHS dentistry and prevention of dental disease?

Are dentists portrayed badly in the media?

What stresses do dentists face other than their time management?