Information to help you prepare for your interview day.
This information about the structure of your Dentistry interview will help you to understand the format of your interview day.
There is guidance about the locations of interviews and an example timetable of an interview day.
On this page:
Where will my interview take place?
Interviews for home applicants will take place on campus in Manchester.
International applicants domiciled overseas will have an online interview over Zoom.
Interview date and time
All applicants will have booked in for their interview slot via Gecko. Please check your Gecko ticket to ensure that you attend the correct interview date and time slot.
We will send you an email reminder seven days before your interview. At this point you can’t change your interview time.
On the day
Your Dentistry interview will take place over the course of a day.
There are a number of sessions per day, and the approximate schedule is as follows:
|
Cycle 1 |
Cycle 2 |
Cycle 3 |
Cycle 4 |
Cycle 5 |
Schedule |
|
9.30am |
10.30am |
12.30pm |
1.30pm |
2:30pm |
Briefing and document checks |
|
10am |
11am |
1pm |
2pm |
3pm |
Interview starts |
|
10.50am |
11.50am |
1.50pm |
2.50pm |
3.50pm |
Approximate interview end |
Interviews on campus
In-person interviews take place in two locations on campus.
We will confirm where your interview will be in your confirmation email. If you have not received a confirmation, please contact us as soon as possible.
Tel: +44 (0)161 529 4577
Briefing session
On the day, we will meet you and take you to a briefing room before your interview.
You must attend the briefing session. This is where we will explain how the on-campus interview will work and how we’ll check your identification documents.
Running late?
If you're running late, please phone us on 0161 529 4577 (10am-4pm, Monday to Friday) or email us at ug.dentistry@manchester.ac.uk with the subject line 'MMI Interview' and your interview date.
Our admissions team will pick this up as a matter of importance.
Online interviews
Online interviews take place on Zoom.
If your interview is online, we’ll send you a Zoom link for your session the working day before your interview. It is vital that:
- the email address on your UCAS form is up-to-date and correct;
- you check your emails the night before your interview.
Please log in to your Zoom session promptly at your designated arrival time. Due to the nature of the multiple mini-interviews, it may not be possible to accommodate latecomers.
You must remain at your desk until your interview concludes.
Online briefing session
All applicants must attend the briefing session. This is where the admissions team will explain how the online interview will work and how we’ll check your identification documents.
Technical problems
If you are experiencing technical problems, or are running late, please phone us on 0161 529 4577 (10am-4pm, Monday to Friday) or email us at ug.dentistry@manchester.ac.uk with the subject line 'MMI Interview' and your interview date.
Our admissions team will pick this up as a matter of importance.
Requirements for the online interview.
The multiple mini interviews (MMI) will be delivered via Zoom, an online and free-to-access teleconference platform. You should ensure that you have the latest version of Zoom downloaded to your device.
You will also need to check that you meet the following requirements.
You should have a fully charged or plugged in electronic device. This should be either a computer, laptop or tablet/iPad.
Do not attempt to sit the MMI using your mobile phone. Your device needs to have audio and video functionality.
You need to have access to a reliable internet connection. If you have the option, a wired (ethernet) connection is preferable to wi-fi.
You are required to sit the MMI stations in a room on your own. You are responsible for finding a room that is quiet and conducive to assessment, where standard interview conditions can be maintained.
No extra time will be granted to compensate for interruptions and disturbances within your local environment.
If we feel that there is someone else in the room with you, we may ask you to pan your camera around so we can check. If we feel that you may have been conferring with someone, this will be treated as a professionalism issue and will hinder any potential offer being made after your interview.
We recognise that not all applicants will have a quiet and private home environment where they can conduct their interview. If you feel this is the case, we encourage you to speak to your school/college to try to arrange the possibility of sitting the interview in that environment.
If you have any further questions about this, please contact the admissions team on ug.dentistry@manchester.ac.uk.
When setting up your Zoom, please set the name to state your full name, so that as you are moving around the stations, the interviewers in your cycle will be able to match you up to the list.
You can amend your display name through the settings on your Zoom account. Don't worry if you can’t do this before the interview session. Our student ambassadors will be on hand to talk you through how to do this.
You must not record the interview session. You must not contact any other applicant in your interview session.
Where it has come to our attention that an applicant has recorded their interview stations or the session at large, or has contacted another applicant during the session, we reserve the right to rescind any potential offer made after the interview.
When the interview has finished, you must not share the station content or interview questions with other people.