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DENTAL DREAMS LESSON 5 : PREPARING FOR EXAMS

Dental Dreams Lesson 5 : Preparing For Exams

How To Be Successful in your life as a Dentist ?

What are the tricks to succeed in the highly competitive and stressful world of dentistry ?

Well the tricks are very simple and surprisingly you already know about them, but in your day to day life you keep ignoring them.

This series of articles called Dental Dreams tells you about those tricks
that will bring about a marked improvement in your life as a Dentist.

This series of article is written by Dr.Nandu Petkar-Rege 


DENTAL DREAMS – PATH TO SUCCESS !

“EXAM PREPARATION”

MY dear friends

“ Even while going for a RABBIT hunt,

PREPARE yourself for a TIGER hunt ! ”

I follow this dictum for my each & every Surgery .

We have discussed about the process of successful learning in one of the prior posts.

“An examiner always looks for – RELEVANT information given by you in your OWN way, whether you have understood it Completely.”

Simple Tips for excelling in your exams

Tips of Exam Success

1.ATTITUDE

Positive Attitude

Prepare URSELF for a Victory,

keep happy,

be positive,

maintain good health,

be cheerful,

be receptive


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Is knowledge enough for Dental Success 

2. KNOWLEDGE

gather maximum relevant knowledge of that Particular Subject from books & internet

Know your Knowledge by asking yourself questions and answering them

Correctly, if u err check the correct answer and Know it

Knowing is different from Memorizing, If u know how to ride a bicycle you will

NEVER forget it ever in ur Life !


3.EXAMINE YOURSELF

think yourself as an examiner and set a question paper

then time yourself and write down the answers.

Check it yourself and grade it/give marks.

Its better in a group, one person sets one paper and examines it, others

set other Subject papers and thus turn by turn each one becomes

both, an examiner & Examinee.

Group discussions are specially important to know your mistakes and to

prepare for an Oral exam (viva).


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Use of Memory for Success in Exams

4. MEMORY

Develop a Selective Memory, Brain is like a Computer,

delete memories of

Unwanted things so that you have MORE space to store your Knowledge.

  • Memory is of 3 types – AUDIO, VISUAL & SPATIAL
  • Develop your Audio memory by listening to the songs that you do NOT like much & then repeating the Lyrics correctly, if possible singing in the same tune.
  • Develop your Visual memory by writing down a list of 10 various objects, look at the List for say 5 minutes then close the List and try to write it down again, in the same Order. As you succeed, lessen the time and increase the number of objects .
  • Spatial Memory is Very Important in Dental Surgery and especially so In Oral & Maxillo Facial Surgery .
  • Develop your Spatial Memory by looking at diff objects & people in a room and then writing down their positions correctly without looking at them again.

5.NOTES

Go over your Notes taken during the class or otherwise try to absorb as much as knowledge from them.


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Use of Observation & Internet for Success

6.OBESERVATIONS

Observation

Try & recollect your own observations during your practical classes

clinics, surgeries, Laboratory work.

In Gen Pathology try and group diff. conditions for the same tissue together,

e.g. Liver- Fatty Liver, Nutmeg Liver, Liver carcinoma

If you can acquire them, watch the videos of relevant topics again & again.

7. SURF THE NET

WWW is a Good friend, use GOOGLE, FB, YAHOO to get Maximum NEW

information(relevant to the topic) that can be used in the exam.

8.GROUP DISCUSSIONS

Are Excellent for testing, sharing & updating your knowledge since

each One helps each one unknowingly.


9.ARMAMENTARIUM

Important things in Life always seem Small.

  • Prepare a Check List of Items needed for the examination
  • Check them ALL & tick them 1 by 1 on the EVE of your exam.
  • A sample list is as follows : (U may ADD or DELETE) ITEMS)
  1. Your Hall Ticket
  2. Money for transport, snacks…….
  3. Good pens with enough ink Black & blue
  4. Coloured pens for Highlighting/diagrams (Red , Green,Brown)
  5. A small ruler for Bar charts, Histograms
  6. Whitener/erasing ink

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You are a Dentist Change Your Mindset

Must for Success in your Dental Career

10. MINDSET

Go with Confidence                                                                                                          Pic Credit : ChiBird

  • Assure yourself that you know your subject
  • Do NOT get disturbed by other friends’ preparation
  • Do NOT get nervous if your friend comments that your answer is wrong
  • Avoid discussing just before the exam. Chat on some other topic.
  • Keep a Smile on your face, that way your body is toned to secrete endorphins that will keep your mind fresh & sharp.

11.GENERAL

sleep well at night, just before the day of the exam.

do NOT eat heavy meal just before the exam

Avoid cold aerated drinks.

Have fresh juice, coconut water, butter milk

Avoid reaching late , start early for the exam.

Enter the examination hall CONFIDENT, like a King coming home from a Meritorious Victory (try it, its NOT difficult) & see the results.

Remember this Exam is JUST a means of testing your Knowledge, Don’t make it an END of Your Life situation, make it a Marriage Ceremony instead !!!

Most of you will think I am a fool to say so, but go stressed and see what happens !

CONGRATULATIONS On Your Stupendous SUCCESS !


Read all the parts of Amazing 

Dental Dream Series of Articles

(Read and get valuable tips & motivation – essential for your Dental Career)

Dental Dreams Lesson 1 – THE ANATOMY OF DENTAL SUCCESS : THE POINTS TO SCORE

The 9 ways to Success in Dental Career. Well the tricks are very simple and surprisingly you already know about them, but in your day to day life you keep ignoring them. This series of article is written by Dr.Nandu Petkar-Rege This series of articles called Dental Dreams tells you about those tricksthat will bring about a marked improvement in your life as a Dentist.

Dental Dreams Lesson 2 – Tricks To Learn Efficiently And Be Successful | DENTALORG.COM

Well the tricks are very simple and surprisingly you already know about them, but in your day to day life you keep ignoring them. This series of articles called Dental Dreams tells you about those tricksthat will bring about a marked improvement in your life as a Dentist.

Dental Dreams Lesson 3 – Time Management For Success | DENTALORG.COM

Well the tricks are very simple and surprisingly you already know about them, but in your day to day life you keep ignoring them. This series of articles called Dental Dreams tells you about those tricksthat will bring about a marked improvement in your life as a Dentist.

DENTAL DREAMS LESSON 4 – ATTITUDE FOR SUCCESS

Well the tricks are very simple and surprisingly you already know about them, but in your day to day life you keep ignoring them. This series of articles called Dental Dreams tells you about those tricksthat will bring about a marked improvement in your life as a Dentist.

DENTAL DREAMS LESSON 5 : PREPARING FOR EXAMS

Well the tricks are very simple and surprisingly you already know about them, but in your day to day life you keep ignoring them. This series of articles called Dental Dreams tells you about those tricksthat will bring about a marked improvement in your life as a Dentist.

DENTAL DREAMS LESSONS 6 : EXPRESSING IN EXAMS

Well the tricks are very simple and surprisingly you already know about them, but in your day to day life you keep ignoring them. This series of articles called Dental Dreams tells you about those tricksthat will bring about a marked improvement in your life as a Dentist.

DENTAL DREAMS LESSON 7 : HOW TO DO WELL IN INTERVIEWS

Well the tricks are very simple and surprisingly you already know about them, but in your day to day life you keep ignoring them. This series of articles called Dental Dreams tells you about those tricksthat will bring about a marked improvement in your life as a Dentist.

DENTAL DREAMS LESSON 8 : HOW TO FACE EXAM RESULTS

Well the tricks are very simple and surprisingly you already know about them, but in your day to day life you keep ignoring them. This series of articles called Dental Dreams tells you about those tricksthat will bring about a marked improvement in your life as a Dentist.


DENTAL DREAMS

Part 5 – by Dr. Vivekanand S. Rege

rp_369577_1798505251_353470684_n.jpgWe welcome Dr.Vivekanand S. Rege to DentalOrg.com Family .

Doctor   His Excellency The Governor of Maharashtra

Panel Doctor Air India

Honorary Surgeon at Nagpada Police Center Mumbai

He is one of the most prominent dental surgeons in Mumbai  as well as in India. He is also a very gifted writer who has been consistently writing to motivate students . His writing is not only very fresh but it shows an understanding of the struggles of the students in today’s era . We feel very fortunate that he has chosen our website to connect with all the students . Students can contact him at Face Book .