Veerendra Patil currently works at the Department of conservative dentistry and endodontics, S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences & Research. Veerendra does research in Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, Dentistry and Anaesthetics. Their most recent publication is 'Comparative analysis of smear layer removal by conventional endodontic irrigants with a newly experimented irrigant-fumaric acid: A scanning electron microscopic study'.