Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology

Faculty of Dental Sciences

Faculty of Dental Sciences

University of Peradeniya

Prof JAMS Jayatilake

Professor in Microbiology



Department of Oral Medicine & Periodontology
Faculty of Dental Sciences,
University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka


sumedhaj@dental.pdn.ac.lk


+94-081-2397520







Professor in Microbiology

    Ph.D (Hong Kong)
    BDS (Sri Lanka)
    Lecturer probationary 01.11.2001 - 05.12.2006
    Senior Lecturer Grade II 05.12.2006 – 04.01.2012
    Senior Lecturer Grade I 04.01.2012 to date
    Medals and Prize received from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2014 BDS First class Honors with,
  • M. A. B. Brito Muthunayagam Gold Medal (2014)
  • Gold Medal for Excellence in Restorative Dentistry (2014)

  • Sri Lanka College of Microbiologists
    International Association for Dental Research
    Sri Lanka Society of Microbiology
  • Head/ Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 2010-2013
  • Head/ Division of Microbiology, Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. To date
  • Deputy Proctor, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. To date
  • Warden/ Marrs Hall, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.2011 and 2012
  • Warden/Sarasavi Uyana Hall, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. To date
    Oral cancer and OPMD
    Host-pathogen interactions in Candidiasis.
    Oral microflora in health and disease.
    Polymicrobial biofilms.
    Epithelial tissue models.
  • Allison DL, Willems HM, Jayatilake JA, Bruno VM, Peters BM, Shirtliff ME. Microbiol Spectr. Candida-Bacteria Interactions: Their Impact on Human Disease. 2016 Jun; 4 (3). doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.VMBF-0030-2016.

  • Thilakumara IP, Jayatilake JAMS, Pallegama RW, Ellepola ANB. Denture induced stomatitis and associated factors in a group of patients attending a University Dental Hospital in Sri Lanka. Journal of Investigative Clinical Dentistry.2016;0:1-7

  • Jayatilake JAMS, Rajapakse PS, Weerasinghe IE, Wanigasekara P, Vasanthathilaka VW. Oral hygiene and periodontal status in a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Indian Journal of Rheumatology 2011; 6:111-15.

  • Ellepola AN, Sundaram DB, Jayatilake JAMS, Joseph BK, Sharma PN. Knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS of dental students from Kuwait and Sri Lanka. Journal of Dental Education 2011; 75:574-81.

  • Jayatilake JAMS, Tilakaratne WM, Panagoda GJ. Candidal onychomycosis: A Mini-Review. Mycopathologia. 2009; 168:165-73.