Name: Dr. Divya Priya (MedBound handle: @Divyavenkat)
Birth Place: Tamil Nadu, India
Educational Qualification: BDS, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (2015-2021)
Languages you speak or write: English, Tamil, Kannada
What do you do?
I am working as a General Dentist.
What prompted you to choose this profession?
My passion for medical sciences.
What is the best part about being a dental student/professional?
I can learn various methodologies in the dental field than a general doctor does.
How do you like spending your free time?
Reading books & participating in freelance writing
Which is your favorite subject in dentistry and why?
Mostly I spent the time studying Conservative Dentistry, Endodontics, and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Every time it gives me a new feel whenever I study or take up a case related to that.
Which is your least favorite subject in dentistry?
Histology. Because I am not good with those slides.
What are some studying tips you use to retain and understand things better?
Good mnemonics
By understanding basics concepts & not by byhearting
Which dental procedure(s) do you enjoy/anticipate doing the most?
Impaction and RCT
What do you enjoy more, doing RCT or extracting teeth?
RCT
What are some challenges you face in your professional field?
Everybody treats you like someone inferior to those who studying MBBS. In my professional area nowadays patients learn more through the internet and diagnose themselves. We are going through much hassle to make them accept the reality and accept our diagnosis.
What has been the best/most memorable moment in your dental school so far?
Internship of 1 year period
Has dentistry impacted your food choices? Like, do you consume less sugary and sticky food items?
Yes, of course.
As a dental health professional, what is your dental health care regime?
Brushing twice a day
Removing the impacted wisdom teeth
Scaling in every 6 months
Filling the initial caries
Using dental floss
If given a choice, what alternate career would you have opted for?
IAS
Where would you like to work in the future?
To run my own clinic
What is your dream travel destination?
All over the world
Tell us a secret talent(s) that the world does not know about you.
I am skilled in painting, sketching, cooking, and sewing my own clothes.
What are you not very good at?
Dancing
A quote that resonates deeply with you?
When you want something, the whole universe conspires to help you to achieve it.
Any other point(s)/thought(s) you would like us to know about you? Please feel free to share with us.
Please try to cancel the break system in BDS. That would pretty much help people who get medical phobia in the first year.
(DentiSight/Dr.Divya Priya/Dr. Nirainila Joseph)