Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital has been established with the mission to impart quality health care education, to produce dental professionals who are globally competent, concerned, compassionate, consistent and committed to research and healthcare of society at affordable cost. Our institute firmly believes that ‘No Institute is complete without the highest standards of Academics and Research’.

On 13th April 2018, our institute celebrated Research Day as an event marking the celebration of 85th Birth Anniversary year of Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh & completion of 11 glorious years of Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College & Hospital. During the event, our Hon'ble Founder President Shri Sharadji Kalmegh Sir announced the Research Cash Award of INR 1,11,111 /- each for faculty/ alumni and students in the name of Padmabhushan Late Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmed and Padmavibhushan Prof. Dr. MM Sharma, respectively.

The First edition was held as two different events organized on 22nd February 2019 and 16th March 2019, for faculty and students’ categories, respectively. The award function was presided by Padmavibhushan Hon'ble Prof. Dr. MM Sharma & Padmashri Hon'ble Prof. Dr. GD Yadav was Guest of Honor. During this event, our Hon’ble President Shri Sharadji Kalmegh Sir declared a Decade of Research & Innovation in Healthcare (2018-28) and institution of three more Research Cash Awards of INR 1,11,111/- each in addition to the previous two awards. He also mentioned that these Research Awards is the beginning & contribution towards promoting Research in Dentistry. The awards instituted were, Padmavibhushan Prof. Dr R A Mashelkar Award for Best Patent in Oral Healthcare (State level), Pierre Fauchard-Padmashree Prof. G. D. Yadav Award for Best Corporate Connect Research in Oral Healthcare (State level) and Dr. G. B. Shankwalkar Award for PG Student (East Vidarbha level).

From the Second Edition of Research Awards onwards, total 5 categories were instituted, for Research Cash Awards of INR 1,11,111 each, to the tune of INR 5,55,555/-.

In Third Edition of Research Award, the domain for participation in Dr. G. B. Shankwalkar Award for PG Student, was extended from ‘East Vidarbha’ to ‘Vidarbha’ level.

In Fourth Edition of Research Award, the domain for participation in Padmavibhushan Prof. Dr. R. A. Mashelkar Award for Best Patent in Oral Healthcare and Pierre Fauchard- Padmashree Prof. G. D. Yadav Award for Best Corporate Connect Research in Oral Healthcare, has been extended from ‘State’ to ‘National’ level; & also for Dr. G. B. Shankwalkar Award for PG Student, it has been extended from ‘Vidarbha’ to ‘State’ level.

For Fifth Edition of Research Award, the domain for participation in Dr. G. B. Shankwalkar Award for PG Student, has been extended from the ‘State (Maharashtra)’ to ‘Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu & Gujarat’ level.