Dr Sumudu Medawela – dentalpdn

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Dr RMSHB Medawela

Senior Lecturer

Lecturer in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
MD in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
BDS (Hons) Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Biography

Sumudu Medawela is a dedicated lecturer and Specialist trainee in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery affiliated with the Faculty of Dental Sciences at the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka. Currently, he is undergoing Overseas training in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Morriston Hospital, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, with the aim of obtaining board certification in Sri Lanka.

His academic journey, which began in 2011 as an undergraduate clinical teacher in oral medicine and radiology, has spanned over a decade. He earned their BDS(Hons) degree from the Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 2011 and completed his MD in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2022 from the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

In addition to their medical pursuits, he holds a keen interest in Alternative medicine and has acquired a ‘Diploma in Acupuncture’ from the Medicina Alternativa Institute affiliated with the Open International University of Complementary Medicine-USA (February 2006).

Research Awards, Grants & Patents:

Commendable paper presentation FDI / CDA / SLDA Joint international conference & 80th Anniversary Annual Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Dental Association - 2013
International Association of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiologists association Research Travel Award- 2017
Best Oral Presentaion-14th Annual Scientific sessions of Sri Lanka Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons-2017
1st Runner up –Oral Presentation-15th Annual Scientific sessions of Sri Lanka Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons-2018

Research Interests

Facial Aesthetics and Orthognathic surgery
Virtual surgical planning
Undergraduate teaching and assessment
Medical Communication
Intravenous Sedation in Dentistry

Ongoing Research Projects

Facial Aesthetics and Orthognathic surgeryDevelopment of a realistic three-dimensional model of impacted mandibular third molar for simulated surgical training and its’ efficacy on improving skills of dental undergraduates
Survival outcomes of patients with the presence of dysplasia in Oral Suqmous cell carcinoma excision margins
Patient satisfaction and its’ attributes on teleconsultation for the management of acute oro-dental problems; Findings from a preliminary study on tele-dentistry in Sri Lanka

Publications (Recent)

Ratnayake D, Medawela S, Jayasinghe R, Jayathilake S, de Silva D, Sitheeque M. Awareness of risk of cross-infection and infection-control measures among patients attending University Dental Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. J Investig Clin Dent. 2017 Mar 31. doi: 10.1111/jicd.12268. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28371484
Medawela, R. M. S. H. B., Ratnayake, D. R. D. L., Abeyasinghe, W. A. M. U. L., Jayasinghe, R. D., & Marambe, K. N. (2018). Effectiveness of “fill in the blanks” over multiple choice questions in assessing final year dental undergraduates. Educación Médica, 19(2), 72–76. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edumed.2017.03.010
Medawela RMSHB, Jayasuriya NSS, Ratnayake DRDL, Attygalla AM, Siriwardena BSMS. Squamous cell carcinoma arising from a keratocystic odontogenic tumor: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2017 Dec 1;11(1):335. doi: 10.1186/s13256-017-1486-x. PubMed PMID: 29191248; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5710129
Medawela R M S H B , Ratnayake D R D L , Premathilake L K N , Jayasinghe R D (2021). Attitudes, Confidence in Practices and Perceived Barriers Towards the Promotion of Tobacco Cessation among Clinical Dental Undergraduates in Sri Lanka. Asian Pac J Cancer Care, 6 (2), 175-179. DOI:10.31557/APJCC.2021.6.2.175
Athukorala, I., Medawela, R. M. S. H. B., Gunawardana, M., & Jayasinghe, R. D. (2022). GIS to Explore the Geographical Mysteries of Oral Cancer: Geospatial Distribution of Patients Diagnosed with Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders at the University Dental Hospital Peradeniya. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, 7(1), 29-35.