Pediatric Interview Questions
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Pediatric interview questions shared by candidates
Deliver a presentation on Breastfeeding
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Did you memorize the entire presentation or did you use notes?
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put it togther well and be enthusiastic. Presenting is key not content
What type of preventative dentistry do you believe in? How many chairs have you managed during a day? How many staff members have you managed during the day. do you still use amalgam? Why do you do hospital dentistry? Do you ever use a papoose board?
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I discussed the use of sealants and sodium diamine fluoride, which is a newer procedure. I have managed 6 chairs at a time during the course of a day. I normally have one hygienist, 4 assistants and one EFDA during a work day. During a complete hygiene day, I have 2 hygienists and 4 assistants, plus I perform hygiene duties as needed besides the exams. Hospital dentistry is offered for children with complicated and extensive treatment plans. In addition, it is also utilized for the special needs patient that is unable to cooperate for routine dentistry. A papoose board is usually only for restorative procedures on extremely uncooperative children who are having their work done in office instead of going under general anesthesia. This is for safety reasons for the child. This is fully explained and demonstrated to the parents so they can choose the best course of treatment. A permission slip for the use of the papoose board is always signed prior to utilization. Parents are allowed to be present during the course of treatment. Less
They asked me if I had experience with referral orders.
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I shared my experience as a medical assistant for a traveling optometrist.
They asked me simple questions like “what was one of the most difficult decisions you’ve had to make” and “what was an interesting case you’ve seen”
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I told them about a bleeding GI patient and the interventions we performed. Such as giving the patient IV fluids, checking their lab levels and eventually we even gave the patient blood because their hemoglobin was low. Less
How will you handle decreasing staff morale as we grow to accommodate increased number of surgeries, later hours worked and no increase in FTE 's?
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Communicate with the staff what our goals are, how we are expected to reach them, and provide some sort of incentive for the hard work, if not monetary, then some sort of recognition hospital wide. Offer a nice gift for the employee with the highest performance evaluation. Less
