Sagar S Bhat, a third year BDS student, won second place in a dental debate competition held at the 102nd FDI Annual World Dental Congress in September 2014. He also presented a paper on insights into tobacco users' minds based on a questionnaire study. Additionally, at the 41st IDA Karnataka State Dental Conference in 2014, Sagar won an award for the best poster for his research on future HIV vaccines.