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.