The words to use
- Manual dexterity
- Skill and control in using your hands, especially for small, precise movements. NHS Health Careers says dentists need high levels of it.
- Fine motor control
- Precise movements of the fingers and hand, as opposed to large movements of the arm or body. Dental work depends on it, so your evidence should be finger-scale.
- Patient simulator
- A model head and mouth, often called a phantom head, on which dental students practise clinical skills before treating real patients.
- Deliberate practice
- Practice aimed at a specific weakness, with feedback, rather than repeating what you can already do. It is the kind of practice worth describing at interview.
