Prof. Meghashyam Bhat is a dental academic with Ph.D. in Dentistry (Oral Epidemiology) and a Masters qualification in Community Dentistry and Public Health. He has been in academia for over two decades and has been heavily involved in teaching and research. He is currently Professor (full) of Public health dentistry at Sharavathi Dental College and Hospital, affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru. His research interests are Oral Epidemiology, Public Health & Ageing.