How do you plan to balance your personal and professional life?

This question is all about time management. It's important to make time for your personal life to prevent burnout.

Here are ways you can manage your time better to make time for personal projects:

• Keep a weekly planner
• Prioritising tasks
• Understanding your limits
• Being realistic about tasks you can achieve

You can also give any examples of how you manage your professional (if applicable) and personal life right now. The answer to this question very much depends on you as a person, so reflect on how you can answer this question.

You should also be aware why this is important to do as a dentist. Dentistry is a demanding career and it's important to take a step back sometimes.

You need to look after your mental and physical health for yourself and to be fit for practise for your patients. By preventing burnout, you are less likely to make small mistakes that can lead to compromising safety.

Here is a sample answer:

'I plan on maintaining a healthy work life balance by keeping a weekly planner and prioritising my tasks appropriately.

I am currently working as a part time tutor, and I find keeping a weekly planner helpful because I can visually see when I need to make time for work and when in schedule my other commitments. If things do get too busy, I make sure I take time to seek support when I can.

I know that this is important in dental school and dentistry in general because it prevents burnout. I don't want to be in a position where I am so tired that I unintentionally neglect patient care, which also affects the profession of dentistry. I want to adhere to the GDC principles and keep myself and my patients safe.'