RECOVER Injury Research Centre

Dr Shamini Kosgallana

BDS, MSc, MD (Community Dentistry)
PhD Scholar
School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
RECOVER Injury Research Centre
The University of Queensland
Level 7, Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service
296 Herston Road
HERSTON QLD 4029

Topic: Quantifying the public health burden of minor and moderate road traffic injury

Dr Shamini Kosgallana is a Dental Surgeon and commenced her PhD candidature at RECOVER Injury Research Centre in April 2024. Under the supervision of Professor Michele Sterling and Dr Nigel Armfield, Shamini’s research will focus on quantifying the public health burden of road traffic crashes.

Shamini graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Sciences from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, following which she worked for 15 years as a Dental Surgeon in Sri Lanka. Shamini also holds a Master of Science (Community Dentistry) and a Doctor of Medicine (Community Dentistry) (MD) from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Prior to commencing her PhD at UQ, she was a Visiting Academic at UQ’s School of Dentistry for two years.

Publications

Journal Articles (5)

Journal Articles

Kosgallana, Shamini, Jayasekara, Prasanna, Abeysinghe, Prasad and Lalloo, Ratilal (2024). Impact of oral care intervention on quality of life of patients with oral cancer undergoing radiotherapy in Sri Lanka: a quasi‐experimental study. Head and Neck, 46 (12), 2970-2980. doi: 10.1002/hed.27861
Dhanapriyanka, Manori, Kosgallana, Shamini, Kanthi, R. D. F. C., Jayasekara, Prasanna, Dao, Thi Minh An, Ha, Diep Hong and Do, Loc (2024). Professionally applied fluorides for preventing and arresting dental caries in low- and middle-income countries: Systematic review. Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 84 (2), 1-15. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12617
Kosgallana, Shamini, Jayasekara, Prasanna, Abeysinghe, Prasad and Lalloo, Ratilal (2023). Health related quality of life of oral cancer patients who receive radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy in Sri Lanka. Journal of Multidisciplinary Dental Research, 9 (1), 1-9. doi: 10.38138/jmdr/v9i1.22.41
Kosgallana, Shamini, Jayasekara, Prasanna, Abeysinghe, Prasad and Lalloo, Ratilal (2023). Oral health related quality of life of oral cancer patients treated with radiotherapy alone or with chemotherapy in a tertiary referral centre in Sri Lanka. BMC Oral Health, 23 (1) 162, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-02854-x
Kosgallana, Shamini, Jayasekara, Prasanna, Abeysinghe, Prasad, Hjermstad, Marianne and Lalloo, Ratilal (2022). Translation and validation of Sinhala version of modified EORTC QLQ-OH15 in oral cancer patients who receive radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy in Sri Lanka. BMC Oral Health, 22 (1) 359, 359. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02392-y