i didn't post, i just commented on it. she posted on jan 29th
Posting what I wrote bc ppl can't find it, and frankly neither can I when I scroll through the DAT bootcamp fb page:
They should send you a schedule the week of your interview, but the schedule for mine was: 8-8:30 Welcome/Curriculum Overview w/ Thomas Yoon (Dean), 8:30-9 Pre-Clinical Simulation Overview w/ Inessa Slipak (Director of Sim Clinic), 9-9:15 Dexterity Exercise (carve an eraser shape out of a block of soap), 9:15-9:45 PBL Overview w/ Todd Nolan (Director of PBL), 9:45-10 Clinical Overview w/ Alexandra Manibo (Assistant Dean of Patient Care Services), 10-10:15 break, 10:15-10:45 Financial Aid w/ Nicole Giovetsis (Assistant Director of Financial Aid), 10:45-11 Community & Housing Overview w/ Student Affairs Representative (for mine her name was Monica but idk if they have multiple ppl), 11:05-12:05 Group Interview in PBL rooms (4-5 applicants and 2 professors), 12:05-12:35 Campus Tour w/ 2 D1s, 12:35-1:30ish Lunch and Q&A. I was nervous about the group style interview and knowing when to speak/when to listen but I just tried to treat it like a normal conversation and it went well. I was surprised that we weren't asked the basic tell me about yourself/why dentistry questions, but I'd have those general questions prepped. The questions my group got were why LECOM, do you have any reservations about being a dentist, a role model we have that isn't a family member. One of the professors told a story about her dental school experience where one of her friends told her a professor was racist and to avoid him, but then through interacting with him she had no problems and they got along just fine, and she asked us what we would do if we thought a professor didn't like us/had a bias against us. I said that I would try to have a regular conversation with the professor and see for myself if I felt like there was an issue, and then try to evaluate the interaction from a 3rd person perspective to take any emotion I may have out of the equation. If I were to go into the conversation thinking I'm not liked, I may already have my own biases against him and that would lead to clouded judgement. If I thought he had a bias against me, I would have another conversation and just ask him his opinion of me, because we may think we know what others are thinking, but we never really know until we ask them. I can't know how she felt about my answer, but she had a good reaction and asked for my name after so I'm hoping she resonated well with it. In another question, she gave us lollipops and we had to pretend to convince a 4 year old (one of the applicants played the part) to eat the "fluoride lollipop." For this one I think she wanted to see if we could change the way we spoke based on who the patient is. So while for an adult I would try to advise them on the longevity benefits of strengthening teeth etc, a 4 year old isn't going to understand that. I asked the 4 year old (applicant) what his favorite dessert was, how he would feel if the sugar bugs ate his teeth and he couldn't have any of his favorite treats anymore, and told him that the fluoride lollipop is going to coat his teeth/protect them so that he can continue to eat all the yummy foods. At the end they asked us if we had any questions. I asked if they were to go through dental school now, would LECOM be their first choice and why. Obviously there are a ton of other questions you could ask. I also talked to a few current students before and some questions they've gotten are a recent book you've read, what would you do if your roommate had an old exam, strength/weakness you have, how your friends would describe you, what would you do if you drilled the wrong tooth, what's a quality a dentist must have, and name a time you faced adversity and how you solved it. Good luck and don't stress about it too much! I was literally shaking with nerves when I was filling out my name during check in, but the presentations gave me time to settle in. Also before the presentations we were told to wait in the cafeteria, so I just tried to make conversation with some of the other applicants and everyone was super nice.