Rate My Professor Harsha De Silva

Associate Professor Harsha De Silva serves in the Department of Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Otago. His qualifications include BDS, MS, DClinDent, FDSRCS, and FFDRCS. As a clinical academic employed by the University of Otago, he holds a joint clinical consultant position with Te Whatu Ora Southern. His research specializations encompass clinical and systematic review-based research in oral and maxillofacial surgery, including dento-alveolar surgery, maxillofacial trauma, dental implantology, and other clinical aspects of the specialty, with a special interest in the clinicopathological behaviour of oral potentially malignant disorders.

De Silva has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed publications contributing to advancements in oral surgery and pathology. Key works include 'Epidemiology of odontogenic tumours and selected cysts diagnosed at a single New Zealand oral pathology centre: A 15-year retrospective study' (Kim, P., Seo, B., Hussaini, H., Rich, A. M., & De Silva, H., 2024, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery), 'From tooth to vision: A decade of breakthroughs in osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP) and modified OOKP: Global insights into surgical techniques, outcomes, and pioneering research' (France, A., De Silva, H. L., Tong, D., Mei, L., & Guan, G., 2025, Seminars in Ophthalmology), 'Intertwined, multidirectional and interactive: A qualitative study of students’ experiences of interprofessional competencies during an oral pathology module' (Ronayne, C., Olson, H., De Silva, H., Guan, G., Newsham-West, K., & Anakin, M., 2025, Focus on Health Professional Education), and 'Assessing perceptions of orthognathic surgery outcomes: A study among dental and non-dental health professionals' (Monk, J. H., Nanayakkara, T., Puwakdandawa, D., De Silva, H. L., & Farella, M., 2025, Oral Surgery). Earlier publications feature 'Third Molar Surgery Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Submucosal and Intravenous Dexamethasone' (2020) and 'Efficacy of Codeine When Added to Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) and Ibuprofen for Relief of Postoperative Pain After Surgical Removal of Impacted Third Molars: A Double-Blinded Randomized Control Trial' (2017). His research outputs have garnered 374 citations on ResearchGate.