Lakshman Perera Samaranayake

Lakshman Samaranayake is a Professor at The University of Hong Kong's College of Dentistry, with expertise spanning clinical research, dental education, and senior academic administration. As a former Executive Dean of two major Hong Kong dental schools over 12 years, his work combines leadership with high-impact clinical studies.

His research focuses on oral infectious diseases, epidemiology, and public health implications in dentistry. Recent publications examine fungal infections like mucormycosis, Candida auris decontamination, scarlet fever resurgence, and oral manifestations of emerging diseases such as monkeypox and COVID-19.

With over 450 publications cited 20,500+ times (H-index 80), his work emphasizes systematic reviews and translational research. Contributions include developing clinical guidelines, analyzing oral-systemic disease connections, and advancing evidence-based dentistry methodologies.