Professor Upul B Dissanayake was appointed by the UGC as the Vice - Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya with effect from 01st August, 2015. Having served the Faculty of Dental Sciences as the Dean for over 5 years, he became the first academic from the faculty to be the Vice Chancellor. Prof. Dissanayake is a keen member as well as a past President of Sri Lanka Dental Association.
Professor W M Thilakaratne was appointed as the Dean of the Faculty of Dental Sciences with effect from 01st August 2015. He was previously the Head of Department of Oral Pathology and also an active member of SLDA.
Professor Vajira Weerasinghe, a member of SLDA, has been appointed the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya. This is the first time a graduate from the Dental Faculty became the Dean of the Peradeniya Medical Faculty.