Dr. Nakyoung Ju graduated from Chonbuk National University Dental School in South Korea in 2005 and went on to serve as a dental officer in the South Korean Military from 2005 to 2008.
After leaving the military, Dr. Ju practiced as an associate dentist from 2008 to 2010 in Korea. Moving to the United States in 2010, he attended the dental school at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to obtain a U.S. dental License. After graduating UCSF in 2012, he interned as an associate dentist in a small town in Pennsylvania. In 2014, an opportunity arose to practice dentistry in Southern California. After two years in California, Dr. Ju wanted to return to a small town to practice dentistry and to raise his family.