Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya is one of the nine faculties of
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya ( si, පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය, ta, பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a public university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University ...
and the only institution that offers five years undergraduate programme for dental surgeons in
Sri Lanka. It conducts both undergraduate programs (Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)) and postgraduate programs.
The only dental teaching hospital in Sri Lanka, the Peradeniya Dental (Teaching) Hospital functions as the clinical unit of the faculty. the Dental School of the
University of Ceylon
The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the Unive ...
was established in 1943. It was moved from
Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
to Augusta Hill,
Peradeniya
Peradeniya ( si, පේරාදෙණිය, translit=Pēradeniya; ta, பேராதனை, translit=Pērātaṉai) is a suburb of the city of Kandy
Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a m ...
in 1954. In 1974, Dental Schools was amalgamated into the Faculty of Medical, Dental & Veterinary Sciences of the Peradeniya Campus. The teaching hospital was declared open and integrated to the faculty in 1998 as a Rs. 1.2 billion project.
Departments
*Department of Basic Sciences
*Department of Community Dental Health
*Department of Oral Medicine & Periodontology
*Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
*Department of Oral Pathology
*Department of Prosthetic Dentistry
*Department of Restorative Dentistry
Units
* Dental Auxiliary Training School (DATS)
* Unit for Development of Dental Education (UDDE)
* Dental E-Learning Unit (DELU)
* English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU)
Centers
* Center for Research in Oral Cancer (CROC)
Student Organizations
* Dental Faculty Students' Union
* Buddhist Brotherhood Association
References
External links
Official website
{{University of Peradeniya
Dental Sciences