Is this actually like a real MMI?

Ammino recreates core MMI mechanics such as timed prompts, spoken discussion, follow-up questions, and station-level feedback. Exact formats, timing, station types, and scoring vary by institution, so applicants should verify their program’s current interview process. The role-play stations use a character that reacts to you, not a fixed script.

Do I talk out loud, or type?

You speak, out loud, the whole way through, and that's the point. It's the only way to rehearse the thing that actually happens in the room.

What if I have never done an MMI before?

Start with a single scenario station from your free allowance. Your interviewer explains the format before you begin, and your first report shows you exactly where you stand.

Is my practice private?

Your sessions, transcripts, and recordings are yours alone. Never shared, never used to train anything, never shown to a school. Ask us to delete your data anytime and we will.

Does this work for dental or PA interviews?

Many medical, dental, PA, and other professional programs use MMI-style interviews, although their station formats, competencies, timing, and scoring may differ. The mechanics you practice here carry across, and more program-specific content is on the way.

Dental School MMI: Questions, Topics & How to Prepare

Many dental programs now use the Multiple Mini Interview. The skills it tests closely match the medical MMI, and both typically use timed stations covering communication, ethics, and judgement, with a layer of dentistry-specific topics on top. The exact format and scoring vary by program.

What a dental MMI tests

Like any MMI, a dental circuit runs six to ten short stations, each scored on its own. The core qualities are the same: communication, empathy, ethical reasoning, and how you handle pressure. What's added is a dentistry lens, an awareness of oral health, of why access to dental care is unequal, and of the kinds of conversations a dentist actually has with patients.

Dentistry-specific topics to know

Common conditions: caries (decay), periodontal (gum) disease, dental erosion, and oral cancer, at an awareness level.
Risk factors: high-sugar diet, poor oral hygiene, smoking, and alcohol, and how prevention connects to them.
Access to care: why some communities have far worse oral health, and how outreach or community programs can help.
Patient realities: dental anxiety, cost concerns, and cultural or religious factors that affect care.

Example dental MMI prompts

A patient is terrified of the drill and wants to leave mid-appointment. Talk to them.
How would you work with a local community to improve oral health in an underserved area?
A patient can't afford the ideal treatment and asks for a cheaper option you think is worse for them. What do you do?
Why dentistry rather than medicine?
A colleague cuts corners on infection control when they're busy. How do you handle it?

How to prepare

Start from the general MMI fundamentals: the practice-question bank, the ethics method, and the role-play approach. Then add a light layer of oral-health and access-to-care awareness. Above all, practise timed stations out loud. When you're ready, do a scored practice station for free.

Frequently asked questions

Is the dental MMI different from the medical MMI?

The structure is broadly similar: both typically run a circuit of short, timed stations scored independently, though the exact format, timing, and scoring vary by program. The difference is content: dental MMIs weave in oral-health awareness, access-to-care issues, and dentistry-specific patient scenarios alongside the same ethics, role-play, and personal stations.

What oral-health topics should I understand?

Have a working awareness of common conditions, including dental caries (decay), periodontal (gum) disease, dental erosion, and oral cancer, along with their main risk factors, such as a high-sugar diet, poor oral hygiene, smoking, and alcohol. You are not being tested as a clinician; you are showing awareness and judgement.

Do dental MMIs include role-play?

Often, yes. You may be asked to simulate a patient interaction, such as reassuring an anxious patient, explaining a treatment simply, or handling someone unhappy about cost or a delay. Communication and empathy are what earn marks.

How should I prepare for a dental MMI?

Learn the format, build the same ethics and communication foundation as any MMI, add a light layer of oral-health and access-to-care awareness, and practise timed stations out loud. Breadth across station types beats memorising answers.