The Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya is one of the nine faculties of the University of Peradeniya.
It was the first institution in Sri Lanka to offer a five-year undergraduate programme leading to the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) degree. The faculty conducts both undergraduate and postgraduate programs in dental sciences.
In addition to the University of Peradeniya, an undergraduate dental program has also been established at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, making it the second institution in Sri Lanka to offer dental education at the undergraduate level.
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 Univ ...
was established in 1943. It was moved from
Colombo
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the ...
to Augusta Hill,
Peradeniya
Peradeniya (; ) is a suburb of the city of Kandy, Sri Lanka with about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the A1 main road, a few kilometres west of Kandy city centre. Peradeniya's name is derived from ''pera'' (guava) and ''deniya'' (a plain ...
in 1954. In 1974, Dental Schools was amalgamated into the Faculty of Medical, Dental & Veterinary Sciences of the Peradeniya Campus. This has since been reversed and the Faculty of Dental Sciences now functions independently. 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
* Department of Comprehensive Oral Health care (COHC)
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)
* Smile train Cleft Center
Student Organizations
* Dental Faculty Students' Union
* Buddhist Brotherhood Association
* Dental Faculty Arts Circle
* Anatomical Society
References
External links
Official website
{{University of Peradeniya
Dental Sciences