The program is designed to build advanced knowledge and skill sets in scholars who aspire to become clinician-scientists to advance our understanding of Pediatric Dentistry. The program is run under the guidance of Dr.Shashikiran N.D, Dean, Professor and Head, Department of Paedodontics and preventive dentistry. He completed his BDS and MDS (Paedodontics) from Bapuji Dental College Davangere, Karnataka. He has 27 years of teaching experience and teaches both undergraduate and post graduate students. He is a PhD guide at KIMSDU. He has many international and national research publications. He has a particular interest in research and has been conducting many research projects at the institution and has guided a lot of students in conducting research projects and develops research aptitude to improve the overall understanding of the subject.