Inhalation sedation (happy gas)
Happy gas is a way that our Chermside Dental Care team can help you feel relaxed at the dentist. It helps take the edge off the whole appointment as you breathe through a nose-piece during your dental visit. You will feel a bit spacey, relaxed and a significant reduction in sensations. Happy gas almost makes you feel ‘tipsy’, in a way, and is a safe adjunct for any dental visit.
The treatment involves breathing in a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen (‘laughing gas’) which quickly leads to a pleasant, relaxed feeling. You remain conscious all the time, although you may be a little drowsy. There are no after-effects and you can drive a car after about 15 minutes. For all of these reasons, happy gas is the most frequently used and safest sedation method used in dentistry.
Advantages of dental inhalation sedation:
- Safe
- Rapid onset
- Flexible duration can be used for any appointment length
- Absolute control. It is easy to quickly control the level of sedation
- People recover quickly
- Very few side effects
- There is an analgesic effect (pain-free)
- You can return to normal activities immediately after the appointment
In addition to the great calming benefits, happy gas is also extremely safe as it is a combination of Nitrogen and Oxygen which are both present in the air we breathe. Happy gas never goes below 30% oxygen, of which there is 20% in normal air.
If you’d like to chat, please give us a call on 3359 1611 or contact us online via our page, and we can meet with you and discuss all of your options in a relaxed, professional environment.
Other options:
The other alternative here at Chermside Dental Care is IV sedation.
IV sedation is a heavier form of anaesthesia where our specialist anaesthetist will help sedate you using traditional hospital setting medications. With IV sedation, your memory will be hazy for the procedure. You also can’t drive for 24hours afterwards. For more information, please visit our dedication information page on IV sedation.
Our dentists will help you feel comfortable
Dr Amy Winner
Dr Amy Winner
Senior Dentist | BDSc (UQ) GradCertPsych (JCU)
Amy is a valued member of the team for her compassion, bubbly nature and dental proficiency. Amy graduated from the University of QLD in 2010 and has worked many years in private practice. Amy particularly enjoys working with children, and helping their first visits enjoyable and memorable.
Amy’s patients appreciate her for her calming and friendly nature, but also for her attention to their individual needs and concerns. Children’s Dentistry is Amy’s passion. Amy holds a graduate certificate in psychology specialising in early childhood development and anxiety disorders. Amy is also proficient in all fields of dentistry and thoroughly enjoys aesthetic procedures, completing a short course in London on aesthetic dentistry in 2013 (LonDEC). She has considerable experience in tooth removal and helping patients in acute pain, and is particularly adept at removing wisdom teeth.
When Amy is not operating as a dentist, she enjoys teaching kids in music, performing on-stage as well as spending time with her family.
Dr Gary Chun
Dr Gary Chun
Senior Dentist | BDSc (UQ)
Dr Gary is the most senior associate dentist at Chermside Dental with over 18 years tenure. Gary is a wealth of dental knowledge and a calming presence at the practice. Moreover, Gary is well known for his sense of humour and gentle touch. To our other dentists, Gary is admired for having excellent clinical hands, achieving beautiful outcomes for his patients.
Over such a long career in Dentistry, its hard to think of something Gary doesn’t do. Experience and quality dental care is what Gary provides for all of his patients. Gary’s skills in the area of aesthetic and cosmetic dentistry is second to none, regularly giving patients beautiful new smiles through veneers and invisalign. Gary has been a past University of Queensland clinical supervisor for dentistry.
Gary also has a keen interest in dental sleep appliances including SomnoMed (platinum provider). Gary also provides sedation dentistry using happy gas for his more anxious patients.
Gary is a dedicated family man, with a lovely wife and two children, spending the majority of his time outside of work with his family.
Dr Evelyn Ong
Dr Evelyn Ong
Senior Dentist | BDSc (UQ)
*Returning from maternity leave in April 2025*
Dr. Evelyn is a valued dentist here at Chermside Dental and has lived and worked locally for many years. Evelyn graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Dental Sciences degree in 2010 and joined our team in 2017. Evelyn is a member of the Australian Dental Association, regularly attending professional development courses and education seminars to keep up to date with changes in the profession.
Evelyn is highly regarded by both her peers and patients for being very technically capable, achieving great results and being gentle, patient and kind.
Evelyn is passionate about her dentistry and focuses on a holistic approach to patient treatment, with emphasis on preventative dentistry. Evelyn also takes special interest in treating young children. A common goal Evelyn strives to achieve with her patients is to help them maintain healthy smiles for life.
Outside of dentistry, you will find Evelyn spending time with her family and friends.
Dr Timothy Fong
Dr Timothy Fong
Senior Dentist | BDSc (UQ)
Tim is one of our long-term, senior dentists at Chermside Dental Care. Known for being both affable and knowledgeable, Tim has been a valued part of our experienced team since 2014.
Tim graduated Dentistry from The University of Queensland in 2010 and offers a broad range of dental treatment including family dental care, cosmetic dentistry, toothache management and surgical tooth removal procedures. He has a loyal following of patients who value his technical excellence, gentle nature and sense of humour.
Outside of work, Tim enjoys spending time with his wife, family and friends as well as playing his weekly game of touch football.
Dr Manfred Lagemann
Dr Manfred Lagemann
Principal Dentist | BDSc (Hons) MClinDent (Implants) FIDIA FICOI
Fred is our principal and is passionate about providing high quality dental care for all patients. Born and raised in Brisbane, Fred has many ties with the local community. Fred has looked after our patients here at Chermside Dental Care since 2012 and is popular with patients for his down to earth nature and painless dental work.
Fred was offered a dentistry position at the University of Queensland with a 5 year UQ Excellence Scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Science with Honours from the University of Queensland (2011) with numerous academic awards. Fred has a real love for dental knowledge, and has completed a post-graduate Masters in Clinical Dentistry in Dental Implantology from Griffith University (2015). He is also a current Fellow of the International Dental Implant Association. Fred is also a current fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI). Fred has also completed the Comprehensive Orthodontic Course at the International Academy of Advanced Dentistry (2018), the Orthodontic Mini Masters Program at OrthoEd (2022) and is an accredited Invisalign and SomnoMed provider.
In 2019, Fred was accepted into the Australian Dental Association Queensland (ADAQ) Committee Member for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) which he served for 1 year.
Fred is particularly interested in implant dentistry and full mouth rehabilitation.
Outside of patient clinical care, Fred has a keen interest in research. He has completed a thesis literature review on dental implant screw design. He is also a published research author, with original research in the Australian Endodontic Journal. Please see the link here if you’d like to read the article.
Fred’s appetite for on-going learning is insatiable. Currently, Fred has recently completed the comprehensive course in Periodontics over 6 modules with the International Academy of Advanced Dentistry.
Fred likes to give back, and has spent time abroad doing dental charity work. Fred has spent 3 weeks in Cambodia providing dental care to the nation’s most needy children in 2014, 2017 and most recently 2019. This has come to a halt temporarily due to Covid-19, although things are looking promising for this to kick-start again shortly.
Outside of dentistry, Fred enjoys squash, watching documentaries, following tennis and spending time with his family.
Dr Angela Gao
Dr Angela Gao
Senior Dentist | BDSc (Hons) (UQ)
Angela is a gentle, fastidious and well respected member of the Chermside Dental Care team. Angela graduated dentistry from the University of Queensland in 2011. Angela has spent many years working in Roma, Central QLD and has gained significant experience in many areas of dentistry.
Angela has a keen interest in many parts of dentistry including root canals, wisdom teeth and full mouth rehabilitation. Angela is a graduate of both the Progressive Orthodontic Seminars (POS) and the mini-residency in Excellence in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics (EODO). Angela keeps up to date with the latest Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses.
Outside of work, Angela enjoys watersports, skiing and badminton. She is also an excellent pianist and cook.
Dr Albert Lin
Dr Albert Lin
Senior Dentist | BDSc (UQ)
Albert forms a valued member of our dental team here at Chermside Dental Care.
Albert is a local dentist who works with passion and a smile. He graduated from UQ in 2007 and has served as a dentist in both public hospitals and private clinics, gaining valuable experiences along the way. He believes that careful listening and clear communication is the key to achieving the optimal result. Albert is zealous with his daily dentistry, especially when dealing with dental implants, IV Sedation and wisdom tooth removals. He is well-respected by patients and staff alike for his kind, gentle manner as well as his skill with all things dental.
Outside of the dental space in Chermside, Albert is an intrepid explorer. Albert has been fortunate to combine his love for dentistry and travelling by volunteering in dental projects in India, Cambodia, Guatemala and Nepal. Albert speaks English, Mandarin and basic Spanish.
Dr Julia Jeffers
Dr Julia Jeffers
Senior Dentist | BDSc (UQ)
*Dr Julia is currently on maternity leave until March 5th 2025*
Julia is a valued senior associate dentist of the Chermside Dental Care team. Julia is well know for her gentle, thorough and conservative approach to patient’s oral health.
Julia is Australian-Chinese and graduated from the University of Queensland with our principal dentist. Julia understands that visiting the dentist can be daunting and endeavours to make your experience a pleasant one. Her special interests include aesthetic reconstruction, temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD), children’s airway and jaw development, and oral surgery including implants. Nonetheless, she enjoys all areas of dentistry and is always happy to help with your concern.
Julia’s ideal weekend will be spent hiking in a national park, trailing behind her towering husband and learning the art of bird-watching.
Dr Min Yang
Dr Min Yang
Senior Dentist | BDSc (Griffith)
Min is a gentle and down to earth dentist, who is dedicated in providing dental care of the highest standard to all patients that see him.
Min graduated from Griffith university in 2011 (BDSc), and has worked both in the public and private sectors for many years, and has also supervised dental students at Griffith University.
Min is proficient in many parts of dentistry ranging from root canals, aesthetic dentist and particularly in surgical procedures such as wisdom teeth removal. Min has also completed the Progressive Orthodontic Seminars (POS) and is an accredited provider of Invisalign.
When not at work, Min likes to play social tennis and relaxes whilst playing on the piano.
Dr Stephanie Chin
Dr Stephanie Chin
Senior Dentist | BDS, Grad Cert Dent Sleep Medicine
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