1980 B.D.S., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
1988 M.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham
1993 Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
1994 Postdoc., University of Alabama at Birmingham

• 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.

NIH/NIDCR: Periodontal Disease and Prematurity (RO1)

NIH/NIDCR: Practitioners Engaged in Applied Research and Learning. Practice Based Research Network

NIH/NIDCR: NYU Oral Cancer RAAHP Center: This Research for Adolescent and Adult Health Promotion Center is aimed at reducing oral cancer disparities in the United States. The center includes studies at the New York University, University of Pittsburgh, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Puerto Rico University, and Tuskegee University.

NIH/NIDCR: NYU Oral Epidemiology Training Program: The objective of this training program is to develop and train oral epidemiologists at the New York University in collaboration with Yale University and Columbia University. Role: Preceptor

Piyathilake CJ, Hine RJ, Dasanayake AP, Richards EW, Freeberg LE, Vaughn WH, et al. Effect of smoking on folate levels in buccal mucosal cells. Int J Cancer 1992;52(4):566-9.

Wright JT, Cutter GR, Dasanayake AP, Stiles HM, Caufield PW. Effect of conventional dental restorative treatment on bacteria in saliva. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1992;20(3):138-43.

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.

Childers NK, Stinnett EA, Wheeler P, Wright JT, Castleberry RP, Dasanayake AP. Oral complications in children with cancer. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1993;75(1):41-7.

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, Roseman JM, Caufield PW, Butts JT. Distribution and determinants of mutans streptococci among African-American children and association with selected variables. Pediatr Dent 1995;17(3):192-8.

Dasanayake AP, Caufield PW, Cutter GR, Roseman JM, Kohler B. Differences in the detection and enumeration of mutans streptococci due to differences in methods. Arch Oral Biol 1995;40(4):345-51.

Dasanayake AP, Macaluso M, Roseman JM, Caufield PW. Validity of the mother's recall of her child's antibiotic use. ASDC J Dent Child 1995;62(2):118-22.

Dasanayake AP. Poor periodontal health of the pregnant woman as a risk factor for low birth weight. Ann Periodontol 1998;3(1):206-12.

Huang WJ, Taylor RW, Dasanayake AP. Determining cephalometric norms for Caucasians and African Americans in Birmingham. Angle Orthod 1998;68(6):503-11; discussion 12.

Acton RT, Dasanayake AP, Harrison RA, Li Y, Roseman JM, Go RC, et al. Associations of MHC genes with levels of caries-inducing organisms and caries severity in African-American women. Hum Immunol 1999;60(10):984-9.

Shiokawa S, Mortari F, Lima JO, Nunez C, Bertrand FE, 3rd, Kirkham PM, et al. IgM heavy chain complementarity-determining region 3 diversity is constrained by genetic and somatic mechanisms until two months after birth. J Immunol 1999;162(10):6060-70.

Caufield PW, Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Pan Y, Hsu J, Hardin JM. Natural history of Streptococcus sanguinis in the oral cavity of infants: evidence for a discrete window of infectivity. Infect Immun 2000;68(7):4018-23.

Lima JO, Zhang L, Atkinson TP, Philips J, Dasanayake AP, Schroeder HW, Jr. Early expression of iepsilon, CD23 (FcepsilonRII), IL-4Ralpha, and IgE in the human fetus. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000;106(5):911-7.

Caufield PW, Dasanayake AP, Li Y. The antimicrobial approach to caries management. J Dent Educ 2001;65(10):1091-5.

Dasanayake AP, Boyd D, Madianos PN, Offenbacher S, Hills E. The association between Porphyromonas gingivalis-specific maternal serum IgG and low birth weight. J Periodontol 2001;72(11):1491-7.

Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Philip S, Kirk K, Bronstein J, Childers NK. Utilization of dental sealants by Alabama Medicaid children: barriers in meeting the year 2010 objectives. Pediatr Dent 2001;23(5):401-6.

Ambard AJ, Fanchiang JC, Mueninghoff L, Dasanayake AP. Cleansability of and patients' satisfaction with implant-retained overdentures: a retrospective comparison of two attachment methods. J Am Dent Assoc 2002;133(9):1237-42; quiz 61.

Childers NK, Tong G, Li F, Dasanayake AP, Kirk K, Michalek SM. Humans immunized with Streptococcus mutans antigens by mucosal routes. J Dent Res 2002;81(1):48-52.

Dasanayake AP, Caufield PW. Prevalence of dental caries in Sri Lankan aboriginal Veddha children. Int Dent J 2002;52(6):438-44.

Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Wadhawan S, Kirk K, Bronstein J, Childers NK. Disparities in dental service utilization among Alabama Medicaid children. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2002;30(5):369-76.

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.

Childers NK, Greenleaf C, Li F, Dasanayake AP, Powell WD, Michalek SM. Effect of age on immunoglobulin A subclass distribution in human parotid saliva. Oral Microbiol Immunol 2003;18(5):298-301.

Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Kirk K, Bronstein J, Childers NK. Restorative cost savings related to dental sealants in Alabama Medicaid children. Pediatr Dent 2003;25(6):572-6.

Dasanayake AP, Russell S, Boyd D, Madianos PN, Forster T, Hill E. Preterm low birth weight and periodontal disease among African Americans. Dent Clin North Am 2003;47(1):115-25, x-xi.

Li F, Michalek SM, Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Kirk K, Childers NK. Intranasal immunization of humans with Streptococcus mutans antigens. Oral Microbiol Immunol 2003;18(5):271-7.

Li Y, Dasanayake AP, Caufield PW, Elliott RR, Butts JT, 3rd. Characterization of maternal mutans streptococci transmission in an African American population. Dent Clin North Am 2003;47(1):87-101.

Dasanayake AP, Li Y, Wiener H, Ruby JD, Lee MJ. Salivary Actinomyces naeslundii genospecies 2 and Lactobacillus casei levels predict pregnancy outcomes. J Periodontol 2005;76(2):171-7.

Dorantes C, Childers NK, Makhija SK, Elliott R, Chafin T, Dasanayake AP. Assessment of retention rates and clinical benefits of a community sealant program. Pediatr Dent 2005;27(3):212-6.

Li Y, Caufield PW, Dasanayake AP, Wiener HW, Vermund SH. Mode of delivery and other maternal factors influence the acquisition of Streptococcus mutans in infants. J Dent Res 2005;84(9):806-11.

Rajapakse PS, Nagarathne M, Chandrasekra KB, Dasanayake AP. Periodontal disease and prematurity among non-smoking Sri Lankan women. J Dent Res 2005;84(3):274-7.