What Did You Learn From Your Work Experience?
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What Did You Learn From Your Work Experience?
What did you learn from your work experience?
Was there anything that surprised you during your work experience?
Did your work experience change your view of dentistry in any way?
How will what you observed prepare you for dental training?
Speak it out loud and we'll type it for you (free), or type your own notes — then mark yourself below.
- Reflect, don’t report: what you saw → what it taught you → how it shapes you.
- Tell stories with STARR: Situation, Task, Action, Result, Reflection.
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- Be specific -- name a procedure you observed, a moment that stood out, or a lesson you took from watching the dental team.
- Reflect critically -- show that you are not just describing what you saw but what you took from it.
- Connect observations to the qualities and skills a dentist needs.
Mark yourself
Score each skill against the rubric, then add a line of evidence. Scale:
Work Experience
0/3Demonstrates meaningful and specific learning from clinical observation
Reflection
0/3Articulates what was observed and what was taken from it
Insight
0/3Shows how work experience has developed their understanding of dentistry
Realism
0/3Demonstrates an honest awareness of the realities of the profession