We at Perio Surgical Arts, believe in the overall welfare of our patients but also advocate doing our part to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Following the mandate from Governor Abbott and the Texas Board of Dental Examiners, we are following distancing guidelines. This includes minimizing the number of patients and team members in the practice at one time. Also, patients are being treated one at a time on a personalized basis. We do require that patients wear face masks and screen themselves prior to visiting. Thank you for your understanding.
'Surgeons must respect every point of view from each discipline,' explains Dr. Yu. 'This will ensure that the patient will be offered the best therapy and plan possible. Dentists should never practice alone. The medical model teaches us this concept.' The combination of fine detailed techniques and advanced technologies has made Dr. Yus practice extraordinary.
He then attended a General Practice Residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. He also received his specialty training in periodontics at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio. He completed three certifications in moderate intravenous sedation and holds certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Pediatric Life Support. He was in specialty practice in Dallas for three years before moving to Austin, Texas, where he is now one of the leading innovators of implant and periodontal therapy.
Dr. Yu has lectured nationally to general dentists, specialists, and hygiene professionals about wide-ranging topics such as biologic mediators, tissue engineering, virtual planning of implant placement, immediate implant therapy with provisionalization of implants, 3D-assisted surgery and All-On-4 (or Teeth in a Day). His unique skills have honed his practice towards aesthetic surgical periodontics.
50+ lectures (2001-present) on varied topics in including immediate implant placement, All-On-4, periodontal plastic surgical procedures, biologic mediators, and implant designs. Lecture invitations has included: Texas Dental Association, Texas Academy of General Dentistry, Capital Area Dental Society, Dallas County Dental Society, UT Houston Dental School, UT Health Science Center San Antonio Dental School and Periodontics Department, Star of the South Dental Meeting, El Paso Dental Meeting, Southwest Society of Periodontics, Fort Hood, Houston Society of Periodontists, and Louisiana Society of Periodontists, American Academy of Periodontology Annual Meeting, and World Bone Congress Madrid, Spain.
Dr. Litizzette practiced in Knoxville, Tennessee for three years before moving to Austin, Texas. As a periodontist in Knoxville she worked in several general dentistry offices where she was the only specialist responsible for all periodontal concerns. Her practice focused on treating all levels of periodontal disease as well as implant dentistry.
In her spare time, Dr. Litizzette is busy with her three children. Her husband is a native of Austin and a commercial pilot. She enjoys traveling, cooking, scrap-booking, reading, biking, and spending time with her family.