Dr. Bauer graduated from Tufts University in 1982 and from Fairleigh Dickinson Dental School in 1986, in the top 5% of his class where he received awards in Oral Diagnosis. In 1987, Dr. Bauer completed a General Practice Residency through Danbury Hospital and Yale University and continued as an attending dentist. While working as an Associate dentist in Cheshire and Danbury Hospital, Dr. Bauer opened his Woodbury office in 1988. He has been serving the Woodbury and the surrounding communities ever since.

Dr. Bauer is a supporter of many local groups such as Connecticut Choral Society, Woodbury Baseball and Softball, Woodbury Pop Warner, Nonnewaug HS Grad night, and The Hord Foundation to name a few. He is also a member of the Tufts Alumni Advancement Program. He is affiliated with the Danbury Dental Association, and a member of the Connecticut Dental Association, American Dental Association as well as the Missions of Mercy Dental service.