DentiSight - Dr. Sherna Sherief
Name: Dr. Sherna Sherief (MedBound handle: @sherna_sherief)
Birth Place: Kerala, India
Educational Qualification: Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (2014-2019)
Languages you speak or write: Malayalam, English, Tamil, and Hindi
What do you do?
I am a student.
What prompted you to choose this profession?
My interest in Dentistry.
What is the best part about being a dental student/professional?
There is a lot of space for innovation.
How do you like spending your free time?
Watching movies
Which is your favorite subject in dentistry and why?
Orthodontics
What are some studying tips you use to retain and understand things better?
Practice what you read
Which dental procedure(s) do you enjoy/anticipate doing the most?
Complete denture
What do you enjoy more, doing an RCT or extracting teeth?
Extracting teeth
What are some challenges you face in your professional field?
Lesser access to newer technologies in Dentistry
How would your friends describe you?
As a good person
What has been the best/ most memorable moment in your dental school so far?
Meeting my husband
Has dentistry impacted your food choices? Like, do you consume less sugary and sticky food items?
Yes, I have also decreased my intake of aerated drinks.
As a dental health professional, what is your dental health care regime?
Brushing and tongue scraping twice daily with water floss every alternate night.
If given a choice, what alternate career would you have opted for?
Physicist
Where would you like to work in the future?
Administration
What is your dream travel destination?
Egypt
Tell us a secret talent(s) that the world does not know about you.
I can draw a portrait.
What are you not very good at?
Navigation
A quote that resonates deeply with you?
“All your fury is to hide a fragile heart”
(DentiSight/Sherna Sherief/NJ)
