Faculty Information
Ananda P. Dasanayake, BDS, MPH, PhD, FACE
Professor
Dept. of Epidemiology & Health Promotion
433 First Avenue, room 708
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-998-9631
Fax: 212-998-9766
E-mail: ad75@nyu.edu
Education
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1993
MPH, Int Dental Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1988
BDS, Dentistry, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 1980
Honors / Credentials
- 1989 Charter member, Upsilon Chapter of Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
- 1989 - 1992 President, Upsilon Chapter of Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
- 1992 Charter member, Beta-Nu Chapter of Phi Beta Delta International Honor Society, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
- 1993 Lynn Henley Outstanding Achievement Award for the most outstanding international graduate student, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA
- 1993 William J. Gies Award for the best paper published in the Journal of Dental Research (co-author)
- 1999 Nominee, Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry, Birmingham, AL, USA
- 2006 Elected member, Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU) National Dental Honor Society
- 2006 Fellow of the American College of Epidemiology (FACE)
- 2006 Nominee, Exceptional Achievement Award, Sri Lanka Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
- 2005 - 2007 Core Director, Training and Certification Core, the Practitioners Engaged in Applied Research and Learning Network (PEARL)
- 2005 - 2007 Associate Core Director, Protocol Development Core, the Practitioners Engaged in Applied Research and Learning Network (PEARL)
- 2002 - 2016 Director, Graduate Program in Clinical Research, New York University College of Dentistry
- 2008 Recipient, Exceptional Achievement Award, Sri Lanka Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
- 2010 Inaugural Member, New York University Academy of Distinguished Educators
- 2014 Adjunct Professor, Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health, and Veterinary Sciences, University of Technology, Jamaica
- 2014 AADR/IADR BEHSR Symposium Coordinator
- 2015 AADR/IADR BEHSR Program Chair
- 2015 - Advisor to the Unit for Research and International Affairs, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- 2015 - Consultant, Caribbean Health Initiative
- 2016 AADR/IADR BEHSR North American Director
- 2016 Visiting Professor, Khon Kaen University Faculty of Dentistry, Thailand
- 2016 AADR Fellow
- 2017 Visiting Professor, Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Dentistry, Bangkok, Thailand
Research Interests / Professional Overview
- Epidemiology of dental caries.
- Prevention of transmission of Mutans Streptococci from mother to infant.
- Perinatal periodontal health and poor pregnancy outcomes.
- Dental health services utilization by minorities.
- Barriers in meeting Healthy People 2010 objectives in relation to dental sealants.
- Oral Cancer Epidemiology.
- Mid-level providers in dentistry.
Representative Publications
Complete listing available on the NYU Health Sciences Library site.
Original Reports
Caries-related
- Caufield PW, Cutter GR, Dasanayake AP. Initial acquisition of Mutans Streptococci by infants: evidence for a discrete window of infectivity. J Dent Res 1993;72(1):37-45.
- Dasanayake AP, Caufield PW, Cutter GR, Stiles HM. Transmission of Mutans Streptococci to infants following short term application of an iodine-NaF solution to mothers' dentition. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1993;21(3):136-42.
- Dasanayake AP, Wiener HW, Li Y, Vermund SV, Caufield PW. Lack of effect of chlorhexidine varnish on Streptococcus mutans transmission and caries in mothers and children. Caries Res 2002;36(4):288-93.
- Lorber MF, Slep AM, Heyman RE, Xu S, Dasanayake AP, Wolff MS. Noxious family environments in relation to adult and childhood caries. Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) 2014;145:924-930
Oral/systemic health-related
- Dasanayake AP. Poor periodontal health of the pregnant woman as a risk factor for low birth weight. Annals of periodontology / the American Academy of Periodontology. 1998; 3(1):206-12. PubMed [journal] PMID: 9722704
- Dasanayake AP, Chhun N, Tanner AC, Craig RG, Lee MJ, et al. Periodontal pathogens and gestational diabetes mellitus. Journal of dental research. 2008;87(4):328-33. NIHMSID: NIHMS54075 PubMed [journal] PMID: 18362313, PMCID:PMC2561333
- Chokwiriyachit A, Dasanayake AP, Suwannarong W, Hormdee D, Sumanonta G, et al. Periodontitis and gestational diabetes mellitus in non-smoking females. Journal of periodontology. 2013; 84(7):857-62. PubMed [journal] PMID: 23075430
- Rajapakse PS, Nagarathne M, Chandrasekra KB, Dasanayake AP. Periodontal disease and prematurity among non-smoking Sri Lankan women. Journal of dental research. 2005; 84(3):274-7. PubMed [journal] PMID: 15723870
Health services-related
- Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Chhun N, Bronstein JM, Childers NK. Challenges faced by minority children in obtaining dental care. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved. 2007; 18(4):779-89. PubMed [journal] PMID: 17982207
- Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Kirk K, Bronstein J, Childers NK. Restorative cost savings related to dental sealants in Alabama Medicaid children. Pediatric dentistry. 2003; 25(6):572-6. PubMed [journal] PMID: 14733472
- Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Wadhawan S, Kirk K, Bronstein J, et al. Disparities in dental service utilization among Alabama Medicaid children. Community dentistry and oral epidemiology. 2002; 30(5):369-76. PubMed [journal] PMID: 12236828
- Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Philip S, Kirk K, Bronstein J, et al. Utilization of dental sealants by Alabama Medicaid children: barriers in meeting the year 2010 objectives. Pediatric dentistry. 2001; 23(5):401-6. PubMed [journal] PMID:11699162