Practice prompts based on occupational tasks
These Applyace practice prompts use O*NET tasks for oral and maxillofacial surgeons. They are not reported employer questions. If you have not done a task, explain your approach and learning needs instead of inventing experience.
1. Administer general and local anesthetics.
Describe a real example of this task. What was your responsibility, and what happened?
2. Remove impacted, damaged, and non-restorable teeth.
How did you decide which approach or tools to use? Explain the tradeoffs.
3. Evaluate the position of the wisdom teeth to determine whether problems exist currently or might occur in the future.
What could go wrong during this task? Describe how you would check your work.
4. Treat infections of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws, and neck.
Explain a time you coordinated this work with someone else. How did you communicate?
5. Collaborate with other professionals, such as restorative dentists and orthodontists, to plan treatment.
How would you handle an unfamiliar part of this task? Identify what you would need to learn.
6. Perform surgery to prepare the mouth for dental implants and to aid in the regeneration of deficient bone and gum tissues.
What evidence would show this task was completed successfully?
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Practice one answer with your own evidence
Pick an occupational task, then outline a real example. This is practice, not a prediction of an employer’s questions.
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Administer general and local anesthetics.
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Questions to ask the interviewer
- Which of these occupational tasks takes the most time on your team?
- How do you measure success in the first three months?
- Which tools, training and support are available for this role?
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