She received her DDS degree from Kaohsiung Medical University, School of Dentistry in Taiwan in 1990, MS and PhD degrees in Biomedical Science in 1995 and 1999 from Baylor University. She received her Certificate in Oral Pathology from Baylor College of Dentistry in 2002 and achieved Diplomate status with the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology in 2003.