Dr. Hoang attended the University of California, Irvine on scholarship as a Regents, Foundation, and University Scholar and graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She belonged to the Dean’s Honor List and the Golden Key National Honor Society while at UC Irvine. She attended and received her DDS degree at UCLA School of Dentistry in 1996.
While there, she received the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry Crest Award, UCLA Section of Geriatric Dentistry Award, and the June and Paul Ehrlich Geriatric Dentistry Award for the top graduating senior. She then moved on to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for her Implant and Periodontal residency with a Rackham Graduate Fellowship and an Abigail Marie Shaw Lawler Scholarship. There, she learned the latest surgical and non-surgical techniques including placement of local antimicrobial therapy, tissue regeneration, periodontal plastic surgery, dental implant placement, and sinus augmentation. Dr. Hoang earned top honors including the Sigurd Ramjford Award for Excellence in Periodontics, given to the top graduating resident(s).
In private practice, Dr. Hoang proceeded to earn her Diplomate status and is currently a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. As a result, she is board certified. She belongs to the American Academy of Periodontology, California Society of Periodontists, Academy of Osseointegration (implant association), American Dental Association, California Dental Association, and San Fernando Valley Dental Society.
Although she has lived most of her life in Orange County where her parents still reside, she is currently living in the San Fernando Valley with her son and daughter and enjoying the many milestones in their lives.