Fourth Interview Questions

EQ: What is the most important factor an orthodontist must consider when treating a patient?

1. What is the most common issue your patients come in to fix?
2. Roughly how many patients do you believe have been in your care since you first opened your practice?
3. How many of them would you say do what you tell them to, treatment wise?
4. Which ages tend to be the most negligent and why do you think so?
5. If a patient does not follow what you have told them to do, what effects does that have on their treatment?
6. Do you use any particular methods to help ensure patient compliance? If so, please explain.
7. What complications, if any, have occurred mid-treatment?
8. Truthfully speaking, are there any errors you have made in your treatment plans in the past?
9. What aspect of planning treatments for patients do you feel is the easiest for a novice to mess up?
10. How do/did you select the (brand of/specific) appliances you use on patients?
11. Where is it that you learn most of the things you apply to creating a treatment plan for various cases? (experience, school...)
12. Have there ever been cases where the patient absolutely needed to have braces/surgery/treatment, or was close to a situation like that? Please elaborate.
13. What age is the most ideal for beginning treatment?
14. What makes the previously stated age range ideal?
15. What is the likelihood that a child would be told to undergo orthognathic or any similar type of surgery?
16. Have you encountered elderly or middle-aged patients with malocclusion? About how long did they wear their braces and/or appliances?
17. Are there cases in which you advise patients against getting braces?
18. Do you feel that braces are the most effective form of correction for crooked teeth? Why/why not?
19. How much better are adults than children at following your instruction (for treatment)?
20. Between understanding a case/patient's state of occlusion, patient compliance, and timing of treatment, what do you feel is the most valuable to a patient's treatment and why?

Blog 6 - Second Interview Preparation

Who is your mentor and where do they work?

My mentor's name is Dr. Dan D. Banh DDS. He works at his privately operated orthodontics clinic, Banh Smiles, in Covina.

What five questions will you ask them about their background?

1. What was your life like growing up? 
2. Where did you attend college? For how long?
3. How do you feel your experience in school has affected the way you practice today?
4. When did you open your clinic? What struggles did you have getting started?
5. What do you find most rewarding about your job?
6. How does your starting salary compare to your current salary?

Blog 4: Interview Preparation

1. I intend to interview Irene Fisher from the Banh Smiles office who has been working with my mentor, Dr. Banh, in the field of orthodontics for many years. The reason I would like to interview her is because she has plenty of experience with orthodontics and I feel she can provide a lot of insight that will help me with my project.
2. Aside from the five required questions on the Interview Component Contract, I will ask additional questions such as...
• How satisfied are you with your line of work and job here at Banh Smiles?
• What is it that you enjoy about your job?
• What do you believe are the setbacks to working in an orthodontics office?
• What are some of the worst cases you have come across while working here?
• What is the competition like for a position like yours?
• What is your average workday like? (busy, slow, peak hours, estimated patient count, etc.)
• What do you feel is the most important thing an orthodontist like Dr. Banh or yourself must consider so they can help a patient?