Dr. Kanter completed his undergraduate studies with Honors at Drexel University, in Philadelphia in 1990 with a B.S. in Emergency Medical Services Administration. Dr. Kanter was certified as an EMT-Paramedic in 1988 and worked in this capacity at several regional hospital based Paramedic Units including Paoli Hospital, Bryn Mawr Hospital, and Delaware County Memorial Hospital. From 1990 to 1994 he attended The Temple University School of Dentistry and received his D.M.D. degree with honors in 1994.Dr. Kanter received an unprecedented number of awards during dental school, including the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon’s Award, The Arthur Gage Award, awarded to the graduating fourth year student with the highest National Dental Board Examination Part I and II scores, The American Academy of Oral Medicine Award, The American Academy of Oral Pathology Award, The Temple University School of Dentistry Faculty Prize, The Quintessence Publication Research Award, and was inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, which is the national dental honor society.