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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) ST1 and ST3 Interview Question Bank & Course

Preparing for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) ST3/ST1 interview often feels harder than it should. The challenge doesn't come from the speciality itself, but from the lack of high-quality,…

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More than a question bank

Everything your enrolment includes.

Premium learning tools

Ask the tutor

Ask about any lesson and get a clear explanation with a short clinical example.

Live mock interviews

Get matched with another candidate and practise stations on a video call.

National study groups

Join candidates across the country to share tips and plan practice sessions.

Personal lesson notes

Write notes on each lesson and find them all again in your dashboard.

Course benefits

Demonstrate elite-level communication skills in high-stakes clinical and professional scenarios

Apply NHS clinical governance principles confidently, including duty of candour, safeguarding, incident reporting, complaints handling, and PALS pathways

Lead difficult conversations involving anger, distress, complaints, and end-of-life decisions with calm authority and empathy

Handle actor-based interview stations using structured, safe, and high-scoring approaches

Show registrar to consultant-level judgement in ethical dilemmas, consent challenges, and management

Communicate uncertainty, risk, and complications in a way that preserves trust and professionalism

Respond to challenging behaviours from patients, relatives, and colleagues while protecting staff and yourself

Translate complex clinical decisions into clear, compassionate language suitable for any audience

Perform confidently in OMFS ST3 national selection communication stations and equivalent specialty interviews

How your practice works

  1. Step 1

    Learn the stations

    Work through worked scenarios with model answers and previous interviewer tips.

  2. Step 2

    Practise live

    Join a national mock night or get matched on demand, with a built-in station timer.

  3. Step 3

    Get scored

    Your partner marks you on a five-area examiner sheet so you know exactly what to fix.

About this course

Preparing for the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) ST3/ST1 interview often feels harder than it should. The challenge doesn't come from the speciality itself, but from the lack of high-quality, interview-focused resources. Unlike other surgical specialities, OMFS candidates often rely on scattered forums, generic surgery books, or informal advice from peers.

This question bank aims to change that.

We designed it as a bespoke, OMFS-specific ST3 & ST1 interview resource. It follows the real structure, themes, and expectations of the national selection process. Each question targets the core competencies assessed at interview: clinical judgement, prioritisation, communication, professionalism, governance, and speciality insight. The content stays firmly rooted in OMFS scenarios rather than generic surgical theory.

The course includes over 50 fully worked clinical and professional scenarios, each supported by expert advice and practical tips to help you structure high-scoring answers with confidence.

Whether you are moving from dentistry into medicine, coming through CST, or re-applying to strengthen your performance, this question bank gives you clarity, structure, and confidence. Most importantly, it ensures that no candidate feels disadvantaged by the lack of proper preparation material.

Until now.

Course curriculum

4 topics · 52 lessons

01

Clinical Scenario/Situational Judgement

21 lessons

Retrobulbar Haemorrhage / Orbital Compartment Syndrome
Facial trauma in a polytrauma patient
Deep neck space infection with airway risk
Delayed referral for necrotising soft tissue infection of the face
Suspected malignancy in a vulnerable patient
Post operative bleeding after major head and neck surgery
Post-operative flap compromise
Rapidly progressive odontogenic infection with sepsis
Unexpected deterioration after routine surgery
Suspected carotid blow-out in head and neck cancer patient
Conflicting advice from two seniors overnight
Managing an unwell patient when staffing is limited
Delayed diagnosis of facial nerve injury after parotid surgery
Refusal of blood products for religious reasons
Junior colleague makes a serious prescribing error
Managing an angry consultant after a difficult case
Disagreement with anaesthetics about fitness for surgery
Safeguarding concern raised by a nurse
Being asked to cover beyond your competence
Complex consent for high-risk orthognathic surgery
Unequal Distribution of Clinical Duties in Rota Allocation
02

Training Pathway in OMFS

13 lessons

Introduction
Your journey to OMFS
Why OMFS rather than another surgical specialty
What does commitment to OMFS look like in practice
OMFS Training Pathway in the UK
What skills are most important for an OMFS trainee at your level
What do you anticipate will be most challenging about training?
Where do you see yourself in ten years within OMFS?
How will you use your training years to prepare for consultancy?
What subspecialty areas interest you, and why?
Which NHS values resonate most with you in OMFS practice?
How does OMFS fit into the wider NHS system
Tell us about a leadership experience
03

QIP/Audit/Research

10 lessons

Key Topics You Must Know
Tell us about a quality improvement project or audit you have led
How do you decide whether a topic is suitable for audit or quality improvement?
Tell us about a time you used data to change practice
What is the difference between audit and quality improvement
Tell us about your experience of research
Critical Appraisal
QUESTION 7
QUESTION 8
QUESTION 9
04

Communication (with an actor)

8 lessons

Breaking bad news after a permanent complication
Aggressive relative on the ward
Duty of candour after a near miss
Consent with language barriers
Complaint that feels unfair
Cancelled surgery
Permanent complication after surgery
Cultural conflict around treatment decisions

Student reviews

I genuinely think this is the only truly structured resource for OMFS interview preparation, and I’m so grateful for it. Although we get plenty of advice from seniors on how to approach the interview, having a clear, organised programme like this makes a huge difference. Thank you for creating it I would definitely recommend it, and I’m really looking forward to more comms scenarios in the future.

Verified student · January 2026