Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

11DCPsSeptember 12-18, 2011United Kingdom Edition For effective infection control, the UltraClean II Washer Disinfector Dryer helps you protect your patients, your staff and your reputation. Patient safety rests in your hands • Fully compliant to EN 15883 and HTM2030 – the recommended ‘best practice’ standard • High load capacity and only 30p per cycle for fast, cost-effective cleaning • Optional data logger or printer for easy, recordable data capture – essential for compliance • Automated process using the special clip trays supplied helps eliminate sharps injuries Designed as the first step in an integrated decontamination process, the UltraClean II prepares your hand pieces better than many other methods. Fast, efficient and very thorough, it washes, cleans, disinfects and dries – leaving instruments spotless and ready for sterilization. INTEGRATED DECONTAMINATION SOLUTIONS INTEGRATED DECONTAMINATION SOLUTIONS • Automated process using the special Prestige Medical – the first company with a series of solutions to ensure you stay on the right side of compliance with legislation. Products include decontamination cabinetry and furniture, washer disinfectors, autoclaves and sterilizers, data recorders and printers. We can also provide advice on the latest guidelines. For more information Tel: 01254 844 103 E: sales@prestigemedical.co.uk www.prestigemedical.co.uk For the interviewer: There is no cut and paste set of questions that suit every job. But, as most of our job is service providing, commu- nication and personality are equally important to someone’s qualifications. You can get someone highly academically qualified with poor people skills, and equally a fantastic communicator that struggles with academic devel- opment. Finding a good balance is tricky. Have a question list It makes sense to have a set of questions and ask each interviewee the same set. This gives an opportunity for com- parison. Below are some ex- amples of good general ques- tions to ask. • What is your greatest weak- ness? • What is your greatest strength? • How will your greatest strength help you perform here? • How would you describe yourself? • Describe a typical work week for you just now. • Describe your work style. • How many hours do you nor- mally work? • How do you handle stress and pressure? • What motivates you? • Are you a self motivator? • What are your salary expecta- tions? • Tell me about yourself. • What are you passionate about? • What are your pet peeves? • If the people who know you were asked why you should be hired, what would they say? • Do you prefer to work inde- pendently or on a team? • Give some examples of team- work • What type of work environ- ment do you prefer? • If you know your boss is 100 per cent wrong about something how would you handle it? • Describe a difficult work situ- ation / project and how you overcame it. • Describe a time when your workload was heavy and how you handled it. Using a crib sheet of ques- tions will give you some or- der to the interview. It can be a good idea to split up the in- terview and share questions between the team to make it less intimidating for the inter- viewee and get more people’s opinion on the potential new team member. The second interview stage You should discuss the can- didates as a team and narrow down the field for the second interview. At this stage you will both have more questions and be looking to have the whole team together for these. Unless you work in a huge corporate, it is important that everyone has a voice so you can see interaction in action. As an interviewee, the second interview gives you a chance to show how you and your personality and work type will fit in with the practice. It is never easy but eve- ryone has to do it so chin up, deep breath and smile. DT About the author Mhari Coxon is a dental hygienist practising in Cen- tral London. She is chairman of the London British So- ciety of Dental Hy- giene and Therapy (BSDHT) regional group and is on the publications com- mittee of its jour- nal, Dental Health. She is also clinical director of CPD- forDCP, which provides CPD courses for all DCPs. To contact her, email mhari.coxon@cpdfordcp.co.uk.