Name: Dr. Surangama Lehri
Birth Place: Kanpur, India
Educational Qualification: MDS, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre (TMDCRC), Bagadpur, Uttar Pradesh (2019-2022)
Languages you speak or write: Hindi and English
What do you do?
I work as a Medical Editor at Wellness Extract and as a consulting Oral Physician and Radiologist.
What is the best part about being a dental student/professional?
The ability to heal and improve my patient’s well-being.
How do you like spending your free time?
I read novels and cook in my free time.
Which is your favorite subject in dentistry and why?
Oral Medicine and Radiology
Which is your least favorite subject in dentistry?
Prosthodontics
What are some studying tips you use to retain and understand things better?
Read thoroughly
Make sharp notes
Revisions are must
Apply practically (because that is what we retain)
Which dental procedure(s) you enjoy/anticipate doing the most?
Management of TMDs (Temporomandibular disorders)
What do you enjoy more, doing an RCT or extracting teeth?
I prefer RCTs over extracting a teeth.
What are some challenges you face in your professional field?
Tobacco counselling is a serious challenge in my field.
How would your friends describe you?
Fun-loving and caring. I can be moody at times but easy to please too.
What has been the best/ most memorable moment in your dental school so far?
When I received a Gold-Medal for BDS from the U.P Governor.
Has dentistry impacted your food choices? Like, do you consume less sugary and sticky food items?
Yes, it made me aware of my choices. I make sure to gargle or brush whenever I have sugary or sticky food.
As a dental health professional, what is your dental health care regime?
Brushing twice a day.
Following right brushing technique.
Flossing is must, not an option.
I get my scaling done once in every 6 months.
If given a choice, what alternate career would you have opted for?
My alternate career would have been in Journalism.
Where would you like to work in the future?
I want to open a mobile dental van and work in villages.
What is your dream travel destination?
Italy
Tell us a secret talent(s) that the world does not know about you.
I am pretty descent chef.
What are you not very good at?
I am not very good at singing.
A quote that resonates deeply with you?
"I am master of my fate and captain of my soul."
(DentiSight/Dr. Surangama Lehri/MSM)