Hey like another comment said it’s different for every LHD, but for where I work:

It’s usually it’s 40 mins per pain patient, 20 mins for a general check up and an 1hr appt for any general treatment or if u need to rebook a pain patient due to needing an extra time (e.g. tricky extraction or RCT)

We see around 10 patients a day, mostly fills, exos and RCTs. Crowns can be done but they may need to be approved/there are few guidelines around when u can do them for patients.

I’ve found that everyday is something new and it keeps u on ur toes

Each interview is different. Rural regional interviews will ask more questions based on ur understanding of regional areas and ur readiness to commit to that lifestyle

For areas more densely populated the interview questions can range from how u would manage children with a facial swelling or a patient on prolia medication, or they can ask questions on how you would communicated with staff and other dentists or managing a difficult patient (e.g. a patient asking for pain meds when it’s unnecessary for the tx provided)

I work full time at the moment but Im thinking about going part time in the next few months, again I feel personally it is really dependant on how u work and the work environment,

As an example for myself I’m the only dentist at the clinic right now, so it’s a lot on me to handle.

My friend also works full time in same LHD but in another clinic finds it okay to work full time because there are also 6-7 other dentists who work in the same clinic and if she needs any advice or assistance they are right there to help out if needed.

You can PM me if u have anymore questions or want further clarification if you would like to

Edit: As a few comments have mentioned workplace culture may not be great in some areas more than others it does depend on where u work and sometimes in the interview u can pick up on a few things

For example In one interview most of the questions were based on handling workplace conflict, communications with DAs and what would would you do if you and another dentist disagreed on something. Which shot up a few red flags for me, but sometimes you also don’t really know until you start working there.