About your smile doctor…

“My mission is to deliver dental care that makes it easy for area residents to get the smile of their dreams. I do this by combining my three decades of experience with my ongoing advanced training to provide you with comprehensive care in a comfortable, gentle fashion. I believe everyone should be able to get a dazzling, radiant smile with the least possible amount of discomfort.”

Rho Chao, DMD/Director
Advanced cosmetic & restorative dentistry

Born to engineer beautiful smiles

“My dental career itself was 'engineered' in a roundabout way. I have enjoyed tinkering with gadgets since I was kid; I have always been good with my hands. I went to MIT and got a BS in Mechanical Engineering, then attended Johns Hopkins University, where I studied Biomedical Engineering. I spent a few years in research and design of heart pumps. These experiences were great for academic training, but I found I truly wanted to work directly with people."

"Becoming a dentist was a natural switch for me since I greatly enjoy making people smile, and I get to work and create with high tech instruments. Working at the office is literally getting to play with gadget toys all day long! And I am doing something to help people on a daily basis. I enjoy the satisfaction of patients tell me how their transformed smile has changed their life for the better. ”

DMD: Boston University Dental School, 1977

BS: Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 1969

Advanced Training Includes: Implant Creation & Placement, Fixed Braces, Removable Braces, Lingual Braces, Damon Brackets, Invisalign^® “Invisible” Braces, Whole Mouth Restoration, Esthetic Dentistry, One-Visit Root Canals, Nonsurgical Gum Care, Oral Surgery

Member: American Dental Association
California Dental Association
Orange County Dental Association

In his free time, Dr. Chao enjoys golf, fishing, scuba diving, international travel and spending time with his wife, Ping, and their twin sons, Adam and Brandon.