Dr Presanthila Janam MDS

Principal

It is my great privilege to write a few words about the book ‘Kerala PGI Dental Edge’, which is a great effort by Dr Manikandan GR. He is a very good student of mine, doing postgraduation in my department. He has won so many awards for various International, National and State scientific presentations within this period. The hallmark of this book is that it contains fully solved papers needed for the national-level examinations, like PGI and Kerala MDS, in a simple and lucid manner. I am confident that this book will give a glance to all the related high-yield topics and will be informative and interesting for the MDS aspirants in dentistry. He deserves a hearty congratulations for all the efforts and hard work and I am sure this book will be of great help to the undergraduates gaining insight into the subjects.

With warmth and happiness I am scribbling the lines for the preface to the second edition of this book. I am happy with the overwhelming response for the first edition. I am indeed happy to make out the second edition with the publishing tycoons, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. Let this effort kindle the fire of passion to seek knowledge in the proper direction in pursuit of PGI and Kerala MDS examination.

Dreams are not which we see in the night only, real dreams are innovations with a heartfelt desire. The everlasting saga of knowledge and medical facts are such a treasure to cherish. I am happy to present before all my dear readers my sincere attempt to bring this book in a easy lucid and student friendly manner. It is indeed an amalgamation of my dreams and my efforts to make that dream come true. I hope my attempt will satisfy your thirst for a book of this manner first ever in the history of Kerala MDS. KERALA DENTAL EDGE will be filling the gap for a kind of book every aspirant was longing for. I hope this ray of light that I had lightened will kindle your souls with passion for reaching knowledge and go for this manner of academic endeavours. As in the poem by Robert Frost “The Road not taken” quoted above be ready to take the paths least travelled by and try to make a difference in your field rather than being idle.

First and foremost, I want to bend my head before the Almighty Lord Ganesha for helping me achieve this goal. I want to express my thanks to my mother, father, family and my dear friends who have always supported me. I would like to place a thanks note to my dear teachers right from my pre-primary till MDS, who had guided me, scolded me when it was needed and led me to the right path and supported me the most in each of my ventures. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to my teacher Sister Fatima, who was my class teacher in the 4th standard and is now in her heavenly abode. She always inspired me to write. I am also thankful to my teacher Usha, who filled in me a passion for literary works during my high-school classes.

I want to express my gratitude to the following gentlemen in dental entrance coaching for their love and support— Dr OP Kharbanda, Director, Dental Wing, Centre for Dental Education & Research, AIIMS, New Delhi; Dr Sivakumar Nuvvula, Professor and HOD, Pedodontics, Sree Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh; Dr Jitendra Sharan, Research Scholar, Department of Orthodontics, AIIMS, New Delhi; and Dr Sourabh Madaan, Director, Rx Dentistry.

I am really impressed with the efforts of Dr Manikandan for bringing out MDS entrance books. In fact, these textbooks are par excellence and are proving a boon for many MDS aspirants. I would like to recommend his books to all the hardworking candidates for various MDS entrance examinations.

I went through the Wave Dental Cocktail and Kerala PGI Dental Edge last time and the high-yield facts, numerical corners, and forensic questions in Edge, all helped me a lot. Thanks Dr Manikandan Sir for bringing out these books and I wish the second edition of all these three books a great success.

First of all, I am thankful to the Almighty who has given me a chance to share my experience. Let me also thank my parents and teachers for their prayers and blessings. I would also express my gratitude to Dr Manikandan for his support and motivation. D Wave and Kerala PGI Dental Edge was a real help for me to get through the Kerala MDS Entrance Examination last year and wish that he continues to show the path of success to other aspirants.

All the best for all the aspirants!

Right guidance and hard work are key to success. It is impossible to read all the books which are available in the market. But there are some books without which our dreams will not have been fulfilled. Thanks to Dr Manikandan GR for bringing out such books. I hope this book also will help the PG aspirants in achieving their goals.

I am happy that I got timely association with the most popular group among the MDS-aspiring students of the Cocktail group. I am sure that it is a must-read for all. I thank the Cocktail group.

Thank you sir for your books ‘Dental Cocktail’ (AIPG and SRship edition), ‘Dental Edge’ and ‘D-wave’ (Kerala edition). High-yielding facts, numericals and senior residency papers’ questions in these books were highly knowledgable and helped me in the last-minute preparation of my PG entrance examination. All the best for future editions!!

This is an excellent book for PG Entrance preparation with good explanation and references. Reading explanations makes our basics strong. Thank you sir for your proper guidance and support in helping me to achieve my dream.