Dr. Robert Wade Lucas MD DMD
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
7205 Dixie Hwy Suite 2 Florence KY, 41042About
Dr. Robert Lucas is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Florence, KY. Dr. Lucas specializes in the treatment of problems related to the face, mouth and jaws. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Lucas is a unique dental specialist who can provide emergency medicine, perform general surgery and give anesthesia. These medical doctors are the only type of medical care specialist who can administer anesthesia, besides anesthesiologists. Typical procedures performed by Dr. Lucas are tooth extractions, especially wisdom teeth, corrective jaw surgery, cleft palate surgery and reconstructive surgery after an injury. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons can also perform dental work including placing dental implants. These surgeons might also deal with conditions of sleep apnea, oral cancers and more.
Education and Training
University of Louisville DMD
Board Certification
Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryAmerican Board of Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeryABOMS
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Provider Details
Awards
- Cincinnati Magazine’s Top Doctors and Dentists Cincinnati Magazine
Treatments
- Dental Implants
- Bone Grafting
- Wisdom Teeth
- Facial Trauma
- Tooth Extractions
- Pre-prosthetic Surgery
- Oral Pathology
- Tmj Disorders
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein
- Impacted Canines
- 3d Imaging
- Vein Illumination Technology
- Anesthesia
Professional Memberships
- Professional Member American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Professional Member American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
- Professional Member Southeastern Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Professional Member American Dental Association
- Professional Member Ohio Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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