Chao Lu / DMD
Dr. Chao Lu is an ABOP Board-certified Orofacial Pain specialist with over 12 years of clinical experience in treating a variety of TMDs, orofacial pain, and headache patients. He is also a Diplomate of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine to provide dental sleep appliance therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea patients.
Dr. Lu graduated from Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM), and has been working in the Craniofacial Pain Center at Tufts University since 2010. He supervises pre-doctoral/post-doctoral students/residents and provides clinical care focusing on areas of TMD, neuropathic pain, chronic face pain/headache management, and dental sleep appliance management of obstructive sleep apnea.
Dr. Lu is a member of the American Dental Education Association, American Dental Association, American Board of Orofacial Pain, and American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Lu also led the successful approval of the initial Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) for the Tufts Post Graduate Orofacial Pain Residency Program in 2016. He served as the first Program Director for this accredited residency program from 2015 to 2020 and provided multidisciplinary clinical pain training sessions/rotations to Predoc., GPR, AEGD, OM, OFP, and postdoc. levels of students and residents at TUSDM.