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Interview: Interview with Dr. Himanshu, 1st Rank AIDPG 2006
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Author:
Akil, Posted on Thursday, August 17 @ 13:29:04 IST by Akil
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Dr. Himanshu Kantilal Kanungo [RxBDS username:
himanshu-01] from Ujjain, a historic city, is an alumnus of Government College Dentistry Indore (M.P.) has scored First rank in AIDPG-2006 .
His passion kept him motivated on a long and arduous way to success. So here
is Dr.Dr. Himanshu sharing his valuable secrets of his spectacular
success!.
Dr Himanshu Kantilal kanungoo [<font color="#008000"><b><a title="Home Page" href="http://www.rxbds.com/"><font color="#008000">RxBDS</font></a></b></font> user name – himanshu-01],native
place ujjain,an alumnus of Government College Dentistry
Q: Congratulations on your success. Can you brief us on your
road to success?
Dr. Himanshu:
I passed my graduation on 31 march 2005 (graduation year)and since then, AIDPG 2005 Rank 125, MP 2005-Rank 07, AIDPG 2006-Rank
01.
Q: Did you undertake any courses for PG preparation? Can you add
a note on your stint there?
Dr. Himanshu:
I joined a local test series (7 tests and I was topper
in 5 of them!) The test series was conducted by Dr. Manoj Upadhyaya MDS (Prosthodontics).
Q: What do you think as instrumental in your success in AIDPG?
Dr. Himanshu: Consistent hard work was the key to my success. I paid
more stress on theory, which really helped me to build up concepts. My ever
supporting, loving, caring mom, dad and my two elder brothers and both of my
sisters in law . Above all, thanks to Almighty Mahakal (Lord Shiva).
Q:
In what way did
your alma mater inspire you to success?
Dr. Himanshu:
I would like to mention my thanks all my teachers, my
seniors, my friends, my batch mates, my juniors for their support. Being in Govt. Dental College helped helped
because every year I have seniors getting selected including topper Dr. Rolly 1st rank aipg
2003 . It was very inspiring for me.
Q: You had to take time off for this second attempt of the exam
sessions. How did you react to your first attempt when you could not get a seat.
“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is matter of choice”.It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved
!
“khudi ko kar buland itana ke khuda bande khud pooche bata thari
raja kya hai”(Translation: "Be so strong that even God asks the disciple, “Say
what do u wish?”)
Q: Stepbacks teach us our mistakes. After a near miss in AIDPG
2005 what were the changes for your second attempt?
Dr. Himanshu:
I didn't study well especially before my first attempt
(in internship). I got Rank: 125 due to hard work during 4th professional, the
strong theory. and sound fundamentals. During 2nd attempt it was "study,
study, study, no movies, no waste of time". Well....I paid attention both
to theory and objectives, but relatively more to theory, which he ultimately
helped me !!
Q: How was the time lag between the 2005 exams and 2006 exams
spent? Any locum or house jobs?
Dr. Himanshu:
Only preparation after may 2005 up to aidpg 2006. Joined
house-job in Endodontics after Jan 06 in my college…
Q: Can you describe the last lap of your preparation?
Dr. Himanshu: I had finished my course 2 months before exam
,revised the course through my notes which I made and solved papers using
them as mock test with time limit, answer sheets and calculation of marks) ,7
days before exam I was relaxing myself to cool down myself and to control my anxiety.
Q: The wide experience is that Exam means stress so what was your
strategy to deal with it in the pre exam time.
Dr. Himanshu:
Just cut down your studies at zero hour and relax a
bit. Take good diet (high protein) and it is most important to have a sound sleep
and no anti anxiety drugs. They may cause “retrograde
amnesia”
Q: Your book-shelf for your preparation.
Dr. Himanshu:
Theory Books
Anatomy- B.D Chaurasia ,
General Histology- Inderbir singh ,
Embryology- Inderbir singh and G.P Pal
Handbook of general anatomy -- B.D Chaurasia,
Biochemistry- Harbanlal for dental students,
Physiology- Choudhary and Ganong’s and Sambulingum..
Dental Materials- Philips’ and Manapalli ,
Microbiology- Ananthnarayan and Rajesh Bhatia .
General Pathology- Robbin’s and Harsh Mohan ,
Dental Anatomy- Whellers
Dental Histology- Orbans’ and Tencate,
Medicine- CMDT and Harrisons ,
General surgery- Shenoy and S.Das.
Community Dentistry- Soben peter ,
Preventive social medicine-Park and Park,
Oral pathology- Shafers’ ,
Oral Medicine- Burkitt’s ,
Oral Radiology- White and pahrow .
Oral surgery -Vinod kapoor and Neelima malik ,
Local Anaesthesia – Mohinem and Malamade.
Operative Dentistry- Studervent and V.Sikiri,
Endodontics- Grossman.
Prosthodontics-
->Partial Dentures- Stewart ,
->Fixed Partial Dentures -Tyllmann,
->Complete Denture- Boucher’s, Fenn and Nallasawmy
Pedodontics- McDonalds and Shoba tandon,
Periodontics -Carranzza & Verma and Naik
Orthodontia - Bhalajhi
Objective books
Gaurishankar- Basics and Clinical
Bhatia - Basics and Clinical
Vijay Pratap Singh –Basics and Clinical,
Mudit Khanna (both editions),
Amit Ashish Gupta (both editions)
Objective book by Sandeep Goyal
National Board notes by Sandeep Goyal
SARP series for medical subject,
V.Prabhakar (Basics and Clinical)
Dental Pulse (Basics and Clinical),
Medical questions in dental practice (catalyst) and
Papers of all exams especially Aiims and Aidpg
Q: Your word for the All India Dental
PG aspirants.
Dr. Himanshu:
Hard work is the only key to success. Remember every
day is vital and every missed day is fatal .either don't prepare or don't quit
during preparation .if you have started give your everything most important is
prepare time table and then follow it (following time table is more important and
is commonly ignored)
Q: What do you think of Internet’s role in PG entrance preparation.
Dr. Himanshu:
Internet Forums are useful to supplement and
consolidate your pre-existing knowledge. Nowadays internet is a must to update
your knowledge but, I feel, basics come from books with cover and pages.
Q: Group Study for PG preparation? Is it a boon or a bane?
Dr. Himanshu:
Group studies depend upon individual ideas and the individuals
involved, but discussions do help.
Q: Your word for RxBDS site.
Dr. Himanshu:
Good site keep it up!!
Q: To Junior Colleagues who will soon graduate!
Dr. Himanshu:
Be proud to be a dentist!
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