Postdoctoral Dental Education

Multidisciplinary Team Care

Learning Exercise: Understanding your Personality Profile

The purpose of this exercise is not to diagnosis or stereotype, but to give you insight into how personality traits affect interactions with others, especially in settings involving teamwork. There is no best personality type; each one has strengths and weakness. Understanding your own personality type and that of others may help make teamwork run more smoothly and effectively. As a dentist you may be in the situation of setting up a new dental practice. Recognizing you strengths and weaknesses will be important in establishing an effective team for your office. These skills carry over to healthcare teams.

  1. Complete the personality profile test at Personal Style Inventory (No this do not access your clothes or interior design style). You can take an online version or print out the manual pdf version. If you use the online version you should read through the pdf version for more background on the various personal style types.
  2. After determining your profile or type, you will create a page in the wiki and enter a short reflection for the following topics:
    • How well do the results of the profile 'fit' you?
    • What are your type's strengths and weaknesses?
    • How do you think your type's strengths and weakness might enhance or impede teamwork?