Department of Community Dental Health

Faculty of Dental Sciences

Faculty of Dental Sciences

University of Peradeniya

Dr DD Vithanachchi

Department of Community Dental Health,
Faculty of Dental Sciences,
University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka


dinakad@dental.pdn.ac.lk


+94-081 2397342







Lecturer in Orthodontics

  • BDS- University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • MD– University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Started the carrier as a private dental general practitioner from February 2014 – November 2014.
  • Joined the Ministry of Health in 2014 /11/17.
  • Completed internship program in TH Karapitiya. Included OMFS, Orthodontics & Restorative Dentistry appointments. (November 2014 – February 2015 )
  • Dental surgeon DH Ichchalampaththu under the supervision of the regional Director of health services, Trincomalee. (February 2015 – February 2017)
  • Dental surgeon mobile unit, Rathnapura district under the supervision of Regional Director Of Health Services, Rathnapura.(February 2017 – December 2017 )
  • Registrar in orthodontics from January 2018 to November 2021 in Dental Hospital, Peradeniya under the supervision of the Postgraduate Institute Of Medicine, Colombo
  • Senior Registrar in orthodontics from December 2021 to December 2022 in Dental Hospital, Peradeniya under the supervision of Postgraduate Institute Of Medicine, Colombo.
  • Lecturer in orthodontics since February 2022 in the Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Member of the Sri Lanka Dental Association
  • Member of the College of Dentistry and Stomatology Sri Lanka
  • Member of the Sri Lanka Dental Association - Kandy Branch
    - Class 3 malocclusion in orthodontic patients
    -Orthognathic surgery in orthodontic patients
  • Obstructive sleep apnea -54th Indian Orthodontic conference 22nd- 24th November 2019.
  • Impact of removable, fixed, and twin-block appliances on oral health-related quality of life in adolescents seeking orthodontic care at University Dental Hospital, Sri Lanka -9th international orthodontic congress October 4th -October 6th, 2020.
  • An audit of frequency and cost of repairs and replacements of orthodontic appliances at the Orthodontic laboratory, University Dental Hospital, Peradeniya. - Sri Lanka orthodontic congress 2020. 21st-24th February 2020.