How to become a dentist:Guide for dummies aka fresh teenagers ;)(Indian version)

Dentist?? Really? Why? They are not even real doctors?? Right???

Well in technical terms they may not be your life savers. Neither are you gonna call them when someone is having a heart attack. So yeah, but still there are sizeable amount of people who want to choose dentistry as a career. Reason?

•  Well some people really have a knack for detistry. Like they really want to contribute to the society. They have their mind set from the beginning that they are going to be dental surgeons and work hard for that.
•  Then come people who are going in it for the money. But let me tell you first meeting a dental student myself I have heard horror stories about dentists working in call centers just to get by. Yeah it's a tough works it there and dentistry doesn't reward you instantly and hand you a 20k package that your engg. buddies may be earning.
•  Then come people like me. Who joined dentistry because , well, to fulfill their parents dream.

Well now even after reading all the above, suppose you end up at a dental college. For any of the reason. Now let me tell you from my experice how to get through unscathed in dental colleges in India.

1.  Choose your friends wisely, very wisely: Its the first day of your college life, you wanna be popular, you wanna get check out the girls and show off to your friends. Yes I did that too. But here's where the real trouble starts. You start sharing things with that dude/chick sitting next to you. Bam! The next week you know that your the laughing stock of the whole class. Why because whatever you told that person has spread faster than wildfire. So it's my humble request to you. Choose your friends very wisely.
2.  Never ever, ever get in an argument with the faculty: Yeah you are cool, you don't give a damn, no one can tell you what to do, right?? WRONG!! One thing I myself have learned is that it doesn't matter how genus you are, it doesn't matter if you are the best at your work. Once you have a beef with the faculty. You'll be out down faster than a rabied dog. So beware!!
3.   Study regularly: Yeah this is like the most bland advise there is,but it helps almost every time. You may think ohh why should I study, I'll just get my degree handed to me at the end of my internship. But no!! What will happen if you'll pass the exam, but you won't retain anything later. And it's crucial to retain things later on.
4. Be ready to be teased about not being a real Doctor: Yeah, I get this a lot too. A Dentist is a dentist. A dentist is not a doctor. At first it bothers you. But later on you learn to deal with it. ;) . also these are the same people who later come to you when they gave a toothache
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Be ready to diagnose every Tom, Dick and Harry that visits your house: This happens a lot, aunties,uncles, their children, your bai(maid),her children, friends, family friends. Yeah all of them come to you "Beta dekhna Zara dard h"," beta Ye Kala Kala kya h dant me?". And the moment you can't  diagnose it. There you have it, they'll look at you like they have been shot up the bum! Now its time for you to get  shield up and somehow escape the barrage of question like"What you don't know this?","What are you doing in college?,"Are you a quack or what? ". What these people fail to understand is you don't get everything embedded into you right from the beginning!

 

 Ok ,now that you know this basic tips. Its time for the last tip. Come on after all its your college!? Study hard but party harder!! Have a great time.

For further queries or if you found this helpful in any way, let me know in the comments below.

The mallu guy in Delhi signing off!