Dr Devika S Pillai completed her BDS from A B Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore and went on to pursue MDS in Oral Medicine from the same institution. She has 15 publications to her credit and has won 2nd prize in IAFO conference in 2017. She was the University topper in MDS degree examination 2019. Her areas of interest include advanced imaging,  Orofacial pain and temporomandibular joint disorders.