Dental Foundation Interview Guide

Dr Zahid Siddique is co-founder of Dental Training Consultants, London, UK which runs The 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 entitled Antibiotic Resistance - The Time Bomb and Prescribing in Dentistry. To facilitate his passion for teaching, Zahid was awarded an honorary tutor role at King’s College London Dental Institute and Guy’s 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 King’s College London Dental Institute and Guy’s Hospital, London, UK.Dr Helena Lewis-Greene is Senior Clinical Teacher, Director for Student Welfare and Coordinator for Year Five BDS students at Guy’s 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 viiAcknowledgements ix1 What is dental foundation training? 12 The application process 3DF1 recruitment process 3How to apply 4Key dates 5DF1 schemes – where to work 5DF1 interview – format 9Scotland applications 113 The SJT exam 13What is an SJT? 13Format of the exam 13Marking format of the exam 144 Definitions and legalities 15Definitions 15Legislation for the dental team 17Clinical governance 195 Important notes for revision 25Standards for the dental team 25Consent 26Confidentiality 29Complaints 31Scope of practice 32Continued professional development (CPD) 33Raising concerns 34Child protection and vulnerable adults 35A checklist of sources to consult during revision 376 Practice scenarios 39Introduction 39Professionalism leadership and management scenarios 40Patient communication scenarios 547 Situational judgement test practice questions 57Introduction 57Ranking-based SJTs: Questions 58Ranking-based SJTs: Answers 86‘Best of three’ SJTs: Questions 111‘Best-of-three’ SJTs: Answers 1448 How to write a dental CV 165Introduction 165Format 166Some dos and don’ts 168The meet and greet 168Some useful questions to ask 168Index 171