Born in Augusta, Georgia, Ngoc-Lan (Diane) Huynh, DDS is a board certified dental surgeon with a passion for art and science. Eventually, she discovered the best way to combine her two passions was a career in dentistry. She attended the Georgia Institute of Technology for her pre-dental studies, majoring in Biology. She then attended the University of Tennessee Health Center College of Dentistry, where she earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. She has also completed the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program.

While in dental school, Dr. Diane became a member of the American Student Association and earned such awards as the Chancellor’s Diversity Scholarship Award, the Pierre Fauchard Academy Oral Health Foundation Student Scholarship Award and the Eleanor J. Bushee Award. She has also done volunteer work through a Dental Mission Trip to Ecuador, as well as through North Charleston Dental Outreach and Give Kids a Smile.

In her free time, Dr. Diane can be found reading and exercising. She also enjoys painting, sewing, knitting, hiking, biking and kayaking (when the weather cooperates). She also loves spending time with her dog Bear, who is the perfect combination of cute, fluffy and smart.

Dr. Lawrence Songyuan Lu grew up in Clarksville, Tennessee. He realized he wanted to be a dentist during his high school years. Dr. Lu’s then best friend lost a tooth while playing soccer and he witnessed how much pain and distress his teammate was in. After his friend’s dentist repaired and healed the tooth in the very same day- Dr. Lu knew that’s what he wanted to do when he grew up.

Dr. Lu attended The University of Tennessee at Martin, where he majored in Chemistry and minored in Biology. He continued on to the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry where he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery in May of 2019.

Staying active in the community is important to Dr. Lu. He is a member of the Psi Omega Dental Fraternity and Hispanic Student Dental Association. During college, he also volunteered at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) Clinic and Mid-South Mission of Mercy (MidMOM), in addition to completing a mission trip to Ecuador in 2018.

In his free time, Dr. Lu enjoys running, hiking, outdoor activities, and has even completed a distance marathon. He also enjoys playing the guitar and loves dogs!