How have you developed your manual dexterity skills?

This is a great way to showcase how well you work with your hands. You can talk about any hobbies you partake in that requires good manual dexterity skills such as:

• Knitting
• Crocheting
• Drawing
• Painting
• Gaming
• Origami
• Playing a musical instrument

It would also be useful to mention why developing manual dexterity skills is important in dentistry. As a dentist you will be working in the mouth, on a specific tooth/multiple teeth. This isn't a lot of space to work in whilst maintaining accuracy. This is why is it useful to work on your manual dexterity, fine motor skills, and hand eye coordination. Having artistic hobbies, or just hobbies in general makes you a well-rounded person, which is just as important as being a academic.

Suggested structure for this answer:

• Explain what you understand by the term 'manual dexterity'
• List how you have developed your manual dexterity
• Explain why this is an important skill to have in dentistry