Dr. Jim Lu, DDS graduated from Emory University in 2009 with a BA in Biology. He completed dental school at the University of Maryland-Baltimore School of Dentistry in 2015 with a Degree in Dental Surgery. While in dental school, he completed a 1 year Oral Surgery Clerkship and participated in numerous community outreach and volunteer events to provide dental care, education and oral cancer screening for underserved communities in Maryland. After dental school, he completed a 1 year General Practice Residency at Westchester Medical Center in New York where he received advanced training in prosthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral surgery, and the management of medically compromised patients. He continues to take hundreds of hours of continuing dental education annually to keep up with advances in dentistry and to provide the highest quality dental care.
Sedation dentistry offers individuals with general anxiety about going to the dentist or fears about a specific dental procedure the opportunity to have a stress free and more comfortable experience. Utilizing safe and controlled sedation techniques prior to the dental procedure the patient is eased into a state of complete relaxation. This eliminates any discomfort, pain, and preoperative anxiety that may be associated with a particular dental visit. With sedation dentistry patients typically feel more at ease post-operatively as they have little or no memory of the actual moment-to-moment dental procedure.
Commonly referred to as laughing gas, nitrous oxide is used as a mild sedative to reduce anxiety and allow a level of relaxation during a procedure. Nitrous oxide is inhaled through a small mask over the nose. It is administered for the duration of the procedure and is turned off as the procedure is coming to an end. The effects of this method of sedation wear off very quickly.