Growing up in Boise, Idaho, Bao began his higher education at the University of Idaho with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology. After Idaho, Bao received a Master of Public Health degree at Portland State University and then received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Oregon Health and Science University. He did his General Practice Residency at Oregon Health and Science University Hospital and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Internship at Highland General Hospital at Alameda County, California after receiving his DMD degree.
Bao furthered his studies in implant dentistry from Loma Linda University and intravenous sedation from University of Southern California. He holds a class III anesthesia permit for deep sedation.
Bao is a member of the American Dental Association (ADA), the Oregon Academy of General Dentistry, and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
Outside of Dentistry, Bao enjoys fishing, ping-pong, and spending time with his wife and four children.