Dr. Brian Bird grew up in the Boise area and graduated from Meridian High School. After High School, he spent two years as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Uruguay where he learned to speak Spanish. He then attended Brigham Young University where he meet his wife Emily. While at BYU, he studied Business Finance and completed the required courses for dental school. After graduating from dental school, Dr. Bird was awarded an Advanced Education General Dentistry Residency with the United States Air Force. He spent one year at Travis Air Force Base in California receiving specialized training in all areas of dentistry including orthodontics, prosthodontics, oral surgery and sedation dentistry.