How do you handle stress?

Stress is inevitable in dental school and its key you know how to recognise it and manage it. Never say that you don't get stressed because everyone does.

Here, you want to talk about your own experiences in the past and how you have managed stress. This could include:

• A group project
• A deadline
• A personal dilemma

The interviewer wants to know that you can recognise when you get stressed so that you are able to regulate yourself. Some ways of managing stress are:

• Stepping back from the source of stress
• Talking to someone
• Indulging in your hobbies as a distraction

Again, how you answer this question is going to be personal to you so be as transparent as you can.

Suggested structure for this answer:

• Identify a time when you were stressed
• Explain how you managed your stress
• Talk about how this improved the situation
• Reflect on how this could be used in dental school