About Dr. Baker

Office | Staff | Dr. Baker | Office Building History

Dr. Baker is a second-generation orthodontist. His father, Dr. Guy Baker, started practicing in San Diego in the 1970's. Dr. Baker (the younger) was, at that time, attending high school at San Pasqual High. After graduating, he went on to attend college at Brigham Young University, and also served a 2 year church mission in Sweden (he still speaks fluid Swedish.) After finishing Dental School at UCLA, a surgical residency in San Francisco, and Orthodontic School at USC, Dr. Baker finally returned home in 1988 to join his father's orthodontic practice in Escondido (later to be named Baker Orthodontics). In 1993 Dr. Baker married his sweetheart, Angie Linedecker. They have since had 3 beautiful children: Julia, Alex, and Shannon who attend school at San Pasqual Union School. They also have a dog named Zela and a cat named Nala

Dr. Baker loves orthodontics, but occasionally he hangs up his pliers to pursue other interests. Among these are scouting. He has been a Boy Scout leader for most of the last 12 years, and just loves it. An Eagle Scout himself, Dr. Baker has always found joy in the scouting program.

He also likes the outdoors, and can frequently be found camping, hiking, mountain biking, and gardening. He also is a big fan of water sports. He swam on the San Pasqual High School Swim Team, and was later the Official Swedish language interpreter for the swimming and diving competition at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He also enjoys fishing, boating, sailing, wind surfing, and SCUBA diving. His career in bungee jumping was brief but exciting (one jump was all he needed to retire from the sport).

While he has a lot of interests, Dr. Baker finds these days, that when he's not at the office he mostly just likes to hang out with his wife and kids. They are, after all, his favorite hobby!

Read Dr. Baker's Curriculum Vitae