Dr. Nguyen grew up in Cerritos, CA and graduated from the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco where she now teaches part–time. After graduating from UOP's accelerated dental program, she completed a General Practice Residency at the University of Southern California and worked in the Greater Los Angeles Veterans' Affairs Healthcare System. The GPR program gave her greater expertise in treating medically complicated cases and in hospital dentistry. She spends her weekends giving back to the community by working on a mobile dental clinic for the underserved populations of Santa Clara County and Alameda County. In her spare time, she likes to run to burn off calories so she can eat it all back at dinner.