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NEET M.D.S: 5 HABITS THAT SEPARATE THE BEST FROM THE REST

- You have to make the effort count instead of questioning its worth Disclaimer: The views expressed in this blog are the authors own and are derived from the author’s experiences and observations. This blog is the intellectual property of the blog owner and unauthorized  reproduction of the blog material is prohibited. Come NOVEMBER and nationwide, approximately 20,000 dental graduates will appear for the highly competitive NEET M.D.S to contest for close to 6000 PG seats (including government and private colleges as well as deemed universities). That’s a success ratio of  1:3 i.e; only 1 out of 3 students will eventually manage to get an M.D.S seat. Add to that, the other factors such as reservation and aiming for a branch or college of choice and the odds of success decline even further to 1:6 or even 1:10. So, there is no doubt that the only way to improve or overcome these odds is by putting in a tremendous amount of effort during your preparation. Yet, approximat

URBAN DENTAL PRACTICE – FINANCIAL SECURITY OR FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY?

 The cost, reality and challenges a dental graduate should expect to face while setting up an urban practice today   Disclaimer: The views expressed in this blog are the authors own and are derived from observations and personal experiences. They are in no way disrespectful to dentistry or to the dental community. This blog is the intellectual property of the blog owner and unauthorized  reproduction of the blog material is prohibited. “Implants, aesthetics, laser dentistry”. Bold white letters on a blue background, M.D.S credentials, premium interiors, glass doors, embossed logo...just about every ingredient needed to indicate a “would be” successful dental practice. Except one... patients! A sense of uncertainty took over me as I realised that this was the 6 th dental clinic to open shop on a street within a distance of about 300 meters. That’s one dental clinic every 50 meters! “Did this guy not notice the 5 clinics already present?” I thought. There we