Dr. Nguyen was born and raised in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She graduated from the University of Arkansas before attending the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry. She participated in the Senior Departmental Advanced Studies Program in endodontics at UMKC and earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 2014. Upon graduation from dental school, Dr. Nguyen furthered her education by completing a 1 year general practice residency at Wellspan York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nguyen completed her post doctorate specialty training in endodontics at the University of Illinois-Chicago college of Dentistry. She also earned her Master’s Degree in Oral Sciences and did extensive research on the post-operative healing outcomes with prophylactic antibiotics following surgical endodontic treatment.