| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1947 |
| Dean | Prof. A M Attygalla |
Academic staff | 55 |
| Students | 385 |
| Undergraduates | 312 |
| Postgraduates | 2 |
| Location | , 7°15′15″N 80°35′48″E / 7.25417°N 80.59667°E |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Website | www.pdn.ac.lk/dental |
Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya is one of the nine faculties[1] of University of Peradeniya and the only institution that offers five years undergraduate programme for dental surgeons in Sri Lanka. It conducts both undergraduate programs (Degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)) and postgraduate programs.[2]
The only dental teaching hospital in Sri Lanka, the Peradeniya Dental (Teaching) Hospital functions as the clinical unit of the faculty. the Dental School of the University of Ceylon was established in 1943. It was moved from Colombo to Augusta Hill, Peradeniya in 1954. In 1974, Dental Schools was amalgamated into the Faculty of Medical, Dental & Veterinary Sciences of the Peradeniya Campus. This has since been reversed and the Faculty of Dental Sciences now functions independently. The teaching hospital was declared open and integrated to the faculty in 1998 as a Rs. 1.2 billion project.