The words to use
- Hot topic
- A current, publicly debated issue in dentistry or health, such as NHS access, water fluoridation or dental tourism.
- Lay awareness
- A sensible non-expert understanding of the news and why it matters. Schools expect this, not detailed technical knowledge.
- Steel-manning
- Stating the opposing view in its strongest, fairest form before you answer it. The opposite of attacking a weak version.
- Defensible line
- A clear view, with its condition or limit, that you can explain and hold calmly when an interviewer pushes back.
- Primary source
- The original publisher of a fact, such as NHS statistics, a GDC notice or a government release, rather than a report about it.
