THE SEVEN STEPS TO MDS ENTRANCE & OTHER HIGHER MEDICAL / DENTAL EXAMINATIONS
Is your reaction to Entrance Exams for Higher Medical / Dental Exams (MDS, NBDE, DDS) is like the picture below ?
Do you want to achieve more, but you are scared like the Picture below ?
Welcome to all the super dental surgeons . Your friendly neighbourhood Dr.Deb is back . I bring to you yet another article on MDS / NEET Preparation by one of the most regular & successful writer on this topic . Read the article to know about the most easy and often neglected 7 steps of MDS/Higher Dental Education Exam preparation.
Handing the Article Over To Dr. Suresh
Well.. I am Back again. Your own Dr.Suresh Shenvi 🙂
- It has been exactly 5 years since I was reading in KLE Dental college reading room. Life is sooo different now. Working as staff in the same institute makes you realize that time has changed so much. Students have BIG BRAINS BUT NOT THE BIG DREAMS. Just kidding !
- But Staff life surely has given me an opportunity to revisit my past. Well .. I was much more sincere and more dedicated and more goal oriented when I was a student. But the one fact always remains the same even today. LOST TIME NEVER COMES BACK
- A good author always finds many critics. I am sure many won’t like these advices. You all should know that THIS IS SPECIFICALLY MADE FOR INTERNS DONT HAVE MUCHIDEA AND END UP WASTING THEIR PRECIOUS 10 months for JUST NOTHING. My ultimate aim has been to inspire those who always hoped it as a dream. And those sincerely attend the internship , do find less time for preparation and not much guidance from anyone. Well.. this gonna help you a lot big time. For those who have the whole day or taking a break of year will also benefited from it. You can always modify it .
You all are smart enough.
I have no doubt in that 🙂
You can Achieve the Success
Let’s Start the Road to Success
(What to Read, When To Read & How Top Read)
THE FIRST STEP- THE START
THE MOST DIFFICULT ASPECT IN STARTING ENTRANCE PREPARATION
IS THE “ START ”
The more time you waste in taking the first step.. the more chances that you going to loose the battle.
I am sure most of the college must have already completed the annuals. Infact this is the exact time when we started preparing for entrance.
SO FOR THOSE WHO THINK ITS TOO LATE ???
THERE IS NO WRONG TIME TO DO RIGHT THING.
I have divided the next 10 months and have tried to allot time for each subject so that it gives you a clear vision and a goal. The time table has been framed keeping in mind of the brain of an average student and the brilliant one. And I hope this helps you.So here it goes.
APRIL to JANUARY AND YOUR TIME STARTS NOW
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1 April to 6 April
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Oral pathology
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7 April to 13 April
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Cons and Endodontics
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14 April to 20 April
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Prosthodontics
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21 April to 27 April
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Periodontics
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28 April to 4 May
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Community dentistry
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5 May to 11 May
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Radiology
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12 May to 18 May
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Orthodontics
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19 May to 25 May
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Oral surgery
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26 May to 1 June
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Pedodontics
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2 June to 7 June
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Dental Materials
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8 June to 14 June
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Anatomy
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15 June to 21 June
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Dental Anatomy and histology
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22 June to 28 June
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Physiology
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29 June to 5 July
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Biochemistry
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6 July to 12 July
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Pathology
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13 July to 19 July
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General Surgery
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20 July to 26 July
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General Medicine
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27 July to 2 August
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Pharmacology
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Difficult isn’t it ?? I know
But always remember that
SUCCESS IS THE JOURNEY AND NOT THE DESTINATION.
I have given 7 days for each subject. But not all require the same time. So you can always cut short the days alloted to you. But its important that you keep a deadline for it. I personally finished the preparation of first reading in 2.5 months. and I prepared from March start. So its up to you how serious you are and HOW MUCH YOU ARE STRONG TO PUSH YOURSELF… NOTHING IS EASY
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What Books To Read & Time Schedule
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THE BIG QUESTION – WHAT TO READ ???
Hit possible to just read and compl;ate all the theory for the exams ?
Is it of use and is it possible ?
But few do make it a possibility. I was never one of them.
I here to tell you the best possible way. And Its always retrograde. And if someone says that’s its impossible to get a seat by reading MCQ books, then please do meet me. I will show you thousands of students who did it at the end.
THE TIME SCHEDULE
One should always remember that there is a lot of time left after July as most of the students are done with the internship. You can alwys use such extra time and finish your first reading bit faster.. isnt it?? 🙂 . I am also giving you the time management here. And hope that its useful.
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DURING INTERNSHIP
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9.30 am to 10.30 am
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In department when you don’t have cases
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2 pm- to 3 pm
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In department when you don’t have much time much case
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5 pm to 6 pm
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Sleep well as you are tired 🙂
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6 pm to 8.30 pm
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Read well
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8.30 pm to 10 pm
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Dinner break
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10 pm to 12 pm
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Late night reading
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ONE CAN ALWAYS SHIFT FROM NIGHT TO MORNING IF SOMEONE HAS THE COURAGE TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AT 6 :p
Do make lot of memories rest of the time in the department
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WHICH BOOK TO READ
Personally We have done lot of work in the new edition of DENTEST BY GOWRISHANKAR and hope that students do go through it to understand the subject better.
Its neatly arranged with lesser mistakes and more recent things included.
Few facts to remember when you are reading for first time
- Don’t bother about how much you know at start
- Don’t think about getting a seat. Rather understand the subject
- Don’t go too much in depth in first reading. Completing the first reading is the most important thing .
- Don’t think that you have an excellent brain which remembers eveything. That’s not possible 😉
- The revision is the most important thing then comes the knowledge
Lately many Orthodontics questions are lifted from the MCQ in Orthodontics by
JITENDRA SHARAN. Periodontics is always asked from the Prabhakar.
Do remember that one who has read sincerely in last few months can easily push him or her self to atleast 10 hours a day.
It means that you need lot more less time to read this time for each subject as you are getting 10 hours per day in contrast to 4 hours before.
And this time your speed of preparation is much faster than earlier as this is the 2nd revision.
I don’t know how much time will you take,,
but Its important that you now fasten your seat belts now 😛
Go Next Slide to Know the 2nd Step
The Progress
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THE SECOND STEP – THE PROGRESS
2nd reading : you are probably done with the internship and now you have ample amount of time to read whole day.
I did try to make framework for you so that you read whole day when you are done with internship and here it is 🙂
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9 am -10 am
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Neeraj wadhwan Aipg Dental papers
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10 am – 1 pm
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(Dentest by Gowrishankar or Pulse – Clinical volume)
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1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
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Dentest by Gowrishankar or Pulse – Clinical volume .
(If you have read Dentest in morning then pulse in afternoon)
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5.30 pm to 8 pm
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(Dentest by Gowrishankar or Pulse – basic volume)
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8 pm to 11 pm
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Dentest by Gowrishankar or Pulse – Clinical volume .
(If you have read Dentest in evening then pulse in Night)
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11 pm to 12 pm
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Dental papers from Many books.. One paper at one time
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THE THIRD STEP – BOOSTER DOSE
Once you are done with the two revisions THEN ITS TIME YOU ADD MORE.. MORE KNOWLEDGE TO YOUR SELF. You always need to add few extra important books to you preparation.
Shift the morning 9- 10 time for MUDHIT KHANNA MEDICAL AIPG PAPERS once done with Neeraj Wadhwan atleast two times. Its time for AIIMS which will be in the month of November. Before one month its imp that you plan for special revisions for the same.
THE FORTH STEP – THE EYE OPENER
Friends .. You will actually know where you stand once you are done with Aiims exam.Now it’s the time that you realise that exams are not difficult and mostly consists for repeated things and which are almost there in the books which you read but missed out while you were reading.
So its time to stop getting in too much of detail and revise as much as possible. and thats the
KEY FOR THE SUCCESS IN THE ENTRANCE – REVISE
Few imporant points at this stage
- REVISE PULSE AND DENTEST MORE
- If you have read pulse whole year then only do new questions from the other books and vice verse
- Give more importance to synopsis and give more time to new questions.
- Read the discussion of new question details
- Do a smart study, Know what you don’t know
- Revise dental papers from dental bytes .. always go from recent to old papers
See Next Slide for the Fifth & 6th Step
Get Ready for the Battle Time
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THE FIFTH STEP – THE BATTLE
Friends … Finally the Exam Day arrives. So you do have 10 days to read once the December is over, Here its important that you read the difficult subject 5 days before the exam so that you at least remember the repeated questions.
Go through medical papers of last 4 years.
Only question and answer is important here.
Dont try to read everything Dont make it a mess 🙂
And dont overburn your self. Its not the last day which matters.. its the whole year.
Remember Hard work always beats the luck 🙂
THE SIXTH STEP- THE AFTER EFFECT
There are hell lot of exams after AIPG.
One needs to remember that revising all the dental papers is important for any other exams.
Just reading papers restricted to that exam wont help much.
And do not forget to medical comed k and kcet papers for you dental exams atleast of last 3 years.
Only question and answer is enough here too :)..
But the big thing… Revise only one book. Dentest or Pulse which you read whole year 🙂
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The 7th Step To Success
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THE SEVENTH STEP
My blogs always end with an inspirational note … so does this time ..
- I was A STUDENT till some months back. The real world is quite different for sure. The student life is something always cherishable.
- Getting an MDS seat always gives you that extended three years of such life which will change your life forever. Pg is something which is very stressful, very memorable.
- It does prepare you to get back to life with an hope that you will fight no matter what life throws at you. It never leaves you empty. When you come out it does give you handful of memories which are worth treasuring.
- I am not here to tell you that you have to do MDS.. Its up to you.. But whats imp is you give your 100 % to preparation and end up somewhere the PG is good.
- Doing PG is important to learn and growth but doing it under a good guide, and good department , in a good branch and too many number of patients.. bad patients 😛 is most important.
Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the
paint on it you can…I did.. Its your turn now. 🙂
Wish you a lot of luck..
Regards
Dr.Suresh Shenvi
PLEASE NOTE:
The author has written the blog with out-most care with a sole intention of helping the new aspirants and the views are completely based on the author’s experience which might vary from individual to individual. Every care has been taken to put the correct information but opinions differ from individual to individual. Pls make sure u find the latest information about the various exams by few others who have cleared the recent exams .The author does not have any motive of publicizing the above mentioned books and the blog should not be taken as a marketing propaganda.
