A/Prof Anura Ariyawardana ~ JCU Associate Professor

Anura Ariyawardana joined the School of Dentistry, James Cook Univeristy, Australia as its pioneering lecturer in Oral Medicine in 2012. He leads the discipline of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology at the school in all spheres of Oral Medicine which includes teaching, research and patient care. He developed the teaching structure for Oral Medicine with vertically iontegrated approach from first year to fifth year of the BDS course. Anura laso has pioneered to develop the Oral Medicine Specialty clinic which enormously beneficial for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and learning and also for the general public in the Far North Queensland at large.

Anura has over two decades of teaching, research and clinical experience. His career started in 1994 as a lecturer in Oral Medicine at the Facultuy of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, sri Lanka where he has served as a specialist in Oral Medicine and in various capacities as Senior Lecturer and Professor in Oral Medicine.

He had clinical, teaching and research experience in several countries including Sri Lanka, USA, JApan, UK and Australia. He also currently holds Adjunct Senior Research Fellow position at the Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast, Australia.

He has published widely with over 100 papers in international well reputed journals. He also has lectured widely in international and national forums.

 

 

Teaching

• DS5102: Clinical Practice 2 (Comprehensive Oral Care) (Level 5; CNS)

Interests

Professional

• Patient Care: All aspects of Oral and Perioral diseases managed by medical measures.

Research

• Oral cancer prevention and early detection, Oral Health Related Quality of Life, Oro-facial pain, Temporomandibular Disorders, Oral Mucositis, Oral Complications of Cancer therapy

Teaching

• Oral Medicine: Oral Mucosal Disease, Oral Precancer and Cancer, Oro-facial Pain, Temporomandibular Disorders, Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease

Experience

• 2016 - Committee member, RACDS (Queensland) (Brisbane, Austrralia)
• 2015 to 2016 - Councillor, IADR Section Far North Queensland (Cainrns, Australia)
• 2012 to 2016 - Senior Lecturer in Oral Medicine, James Cook University (Australia)
• 2011 to 2016 - Adjunct Senior Research Felllow, Griffith University (Australia)
• 2005 to 2016 - Member, Mucositis Guidelines Update Group, MASCC/ISOO (USA)
• 2010 to 2011 - Commonwealth Research Fellow, King's College (London, UK)
• 2008 to 2011 - Professor in Oral Medicine, University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka)
• 2008 to 2009 - Visiting Scholar, School of Dentistry, New York Univeristy (USA)
• 2000 to 2008 - Senior Lecturer in Oral Medicine, University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka)
• 2002 to 2003 - Training Fellow, Aichi Gakuin University (Nagoya, Japan)
• 1994 to 2000 - Lecturer in Oral Medicine, University of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka)

Research Disciplines

• Dentistry (3203)
• Oncology and carcinogenesis (3211)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Clinical health (2001)
• Public health (2004)

Awards

• 2014 - Presidential Award for excellence in research 2014 (Sri Lanka)
• 2010 - Presidential Award for excellence in research 2010 (Sri Lanka)
• 2002 - Japan International Cooperation Agency Scholarship

Fellowships

• 2010 to 2011 - Commonwealth Senior Academic Fellow, United Kingdom

Memberships

• 2012 - Member of the Royal Australasian College of Dentistry (Oral Medicine)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Farag A, Kuten-Shorrer M, Natto Z, Ariyawardana A, Mejia L, Albuquerque R, Carey B, Chmieliauskaite M, Miller C, Ingram M, Nasri-Heir C, Sardella A, Carlson C and Klasser G (2023) WWOM VII: Effectiveness of systemic pharmacotherapeutic interventions in the management of BMS: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Oral Diseases, 29 (2). pp. 343-368
• Goncalves S, Carey B, Farag A, Kuten-Shorrer M, Natto Z, Ariyawardana A, Mejia L, Chmieliauskaite M, Miller C, Ingram M, Nasri-Heir C, Sardella A, Carlson C, Klasser G, O'Neill F and Albuquerque R (in press) WWOM VII: Effectiveness of topical interventions in the management of burning mouth syndrome: A systematic review. Oral Diseases,
• Chmieliauskaite M, Stelson E, Epstein J, Klasser G, Farag A, Carey B, Albuquerque R, Mejia L, Ariyawardana A, Nasri-Heir C, Sardella A, Carlson C and Miller C (2021) Consensus agreement to rename burning mouth syndrome and improve International Classification of Diseases-11 disease criteria: an international Delphi study. Pain, 162 (10). pp. 2548-2557
• Hyun Moon S, Sangha A, Ravichandran M, Samuela A, Tso S, Sharma D and Ariyawardana A (2021) Use of lip protecting agents in the prevention of Actinic cheilitis, Herpes labialis and cancer of lip: a systematic review. The Open Dentistry Journal, 15. pp. 428-438
• Miranda-Silva W, Gomes-Silva W, Zadik Y, Yarom N, Al-Azri A, Hong C, Ariyawardana A, Saunders D, Correa M, Arany P, Bowen J, Cheng K, Tissing W, Bossi P and Elad S (2021) MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis: sub-analysis of current interventions for the management of oral mucositis in pediatric cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29. pp. 3539-3562
• Elad S, Cheng K, Lalla R, Yarom N, Hong C, Logan R, Bowen J, Gibson R, Saunders D, Zadik Y, Ariyawardana A, Correa M, Ranna V and Bossi P (2020) MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy. Cancer, 126 (19). pp. 4423-4431
• Yarom N, Hovan A, Bossi P, Ariyawardana A, Jensen S, Gobbo M, Saca-Hazboun H, Kandwal A, Majorana A, Ottaviani G, Pentenero M, Nasr N, Rouleau T, Lucas A, Treister N, Zur E, Ranna V, Vaddi A, Barasch A, Lalla R, Cheng K and Elad S (2020) Systematic review of natural and miscellaneous agents, for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients and clinical practice guidelines — part 2: honey, herbal compounds, saliva stimulants, probiotics, and miscellaneous agents. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28 (5). pp. 2457-2472
• Ariyawardana A, Chmieliauskaite M, Farag A, Albuquerque R, Forssell H, Nasri-Heir C, Klasser G, Sardella A, Mignogna M, Ingram M, Carlson C and Miller C (2019) World Workshop on Oral Medicine VII: Burning mouth syndrome: A systematic review of disease definitions and diagnostic criteria utilized in randomized clinical trials. Oral Diseases, 25 (S1). pp. 141-156
• Ariyawardana A, Cheng K, Kandwal A, Tilly V, Al-Azri A, Galiti D, Chiang K, Vaddi A, Ranna V, Nicolatou-Galitis O, Lalla R, Bossi P, Elad S and MASCC/ISOO (2019) Systematic review of anti-inflammatory agents for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients and clinical practice guidelines. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27. pp. 3985-3995
• Farag A, Albuquerque R, Ariyawardana A, Chmieliauskaite M, Forssell H, Nasri-Heir C, Klasser G, Sardella A, Mignogna M, Ingram M, Carlson C and Miller C (2019) World Workshop in Oral Medicine VII: reporting of IMMPACT-recommended outcome domains in randomized controlled trials of burning mouth syndrome: a systematic review. Oral Diseases, 25 (S1). pp. 122-140
• O'Hare P, Wilson B, Loga M and Ariyawardana A (2019) Effect of submucosal dexamethasone injections in the prevention of postoperative pain, trismus, and oedema associated with mandibular third molar surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 48 (11). pp. 1456-1469
• Ta P, Dinh H, Nguyen K, Lin S, Ong Y and Ariyawardana A (2019) Efficacy of gabapentin in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry, 10 (4).

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 48+ research outputs authored by A/Prof Anura Ariyawardana from 2003 onwards.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Completed

• The effect of substance P (SP) on adhesion of Jurkat leukemia cells and squamous carcinoma cells (SCC) to vascular endothelial cells and role in metastasis (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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