Dr LAA Pradeepika

Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology Faculty of Dental Sciences

pradeepikalak@dental.pdn.ac.lk

+94 081 239 7453

Dr LAA Pradeepika

Lecturer in Oral Medicine and Periodontology
MD
BDS (Hons) Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Biography

Aruni is a specialist in Restorative Dentistry in Sri Lanka. She obtained the postgraduate qualification, MD in Restorative Dentistry from the University of Colombo in 2019. She was trained as an international training fellow in Restorative Dentistry in the King’s College Dental Institute, London and the Royal London Dental Hospital, Whitechapel, United Kingdom.
Currently she is a lecture attached to the Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Research Awards, Grants & Patents:

Research Interests

Oral hygiene behaviors, oral health and oral health knowledge
Prevention of Dental Caries
Prevention of Periodontal diseases
Systemic health and dental health

Ongoing Research Projects

Perception of Silver Diamine Fluoride as a caries prevention method of deciduous teeth by Sri Lankan parents.
Association between periodontal health and oral potential malignant disorders

Publications

LAA Pradeepika, EMUCK Herath, PR Jayasooriya. Amelogenesis Imperfecta: Transitional Phase of Management. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 30(1)-2020. BJSTR. MS.ID.004887.
Liyana Arachchige Aruni Pradeepika, Indika Thilakumara, Aruni Tilakaratne, Manil Fonseka. Aesthetic and Functional Rehabilitation of a Patient with Generalized Tooth Wear. J Multi Dent Res. 2021;7(2):6064. https://doi.org/10.38138/JMDR/v7i2.2.6.3
Arachchige APL, Sultan A, Herath C, Silver Diamine Fluoride for early childhood caries-A boon for dentists during COVID-19 pandemic.Int J Oral Health Dent 2021;7(3):161-165
Pradeepika, L.A.A., Herath, E.C.K., Jayawardena, C.K., Perera, I., Fonseka, M.C.N. and Prasangika, L.H., Oral health knowledge and oral health behavior among first-year undergraduates of the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Int J Oral Health Dent 2022;8(4):306–311