As a dentist, your role as a member of the healthcare team is extremely varied from having to carry out treatments in a very small space using sharp, precise instruments, to having to deal with difficult patients, to educating the public about the systemic, as well as oral health. In this article, I am not only going to explain to you some of the most important skills and attributes of a dentist, but also why these are so important. Additionally, I’m going to give you some examples and explain how you can develop and show evidence of these skills; this will become invaluable later on in the application process, especially in the personal statement and your interviews.