Professor Prasad Amaratunga
BDS(SL),
FDSRCS(England), FFDRCS(Ireland), MSc(London), MS(Col),
FICCDE(Singapore), C. Immuno (London)
Chairman and
Surgeon-in-Charge
Consultant Dental Surgeon and Dental Implantologist
Current
Positions and Positions Held:
Current
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Consultant Dental Surgeon and Dental Implantologist, Primrose Dental Hospital |
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Professor and Senior Consultant, Faculty of Dental Sciences and Hospital, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. |
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Executive member of the Sciences Committee of the FDI World Dental Federation |
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Vice President of the International College of Continuing Dental Education of the Asia Pacific Dental Federation, Singapore |
Past
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Immediate Past Dean of the Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya. |
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Past President of the Asia Pacific Dental Federation. |
Academic Qualifications:
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Fellow in Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons in England |
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Fellow of Faculty of Dentistry of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland |
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Master of Science, University of London, England |
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Master of Surgery (Dental), University of Colombo |
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
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Fellow of the International College of Continuing Dental Education, Singapore |
Work Experience:
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Senior House Surgeon in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Implantology, Eastman Dental Hospital, Gray’s Inn Road, London |
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Senior House Surgeon in Oral Surgery, St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London |
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Senior House Surgeon In Oral Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, London |
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Commonwealth Senior Academic and Teaching Fellow, Guy’s and St. Thomas’s Hospital and Dental School, London |
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Professor and Senior Consultant, Faculty of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
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Dean, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
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Had Implant training at the Eastman Dental Hospital in London. Professor Amaratunga is the pioneer in introducing Dental Implants to Sri Lanka and has conducted workshops in Dental Implantology in various parts of the country and trained more than 250 Dentists to place Dental Implants. |
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Professor Prasad has visited 25 countries and delivered Orations, Keynote Speeches, guest lectures and presented papers in more than 6o International and Local academic conference. |