Larry Pepper, DMD grew up on Long Island, New York. He received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Binghamton. He then received his dental degree from The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He stayed in Philadelphia to complete an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Following this a he spent a year in New Orleans, Louisiana completing a one-year fellowship in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry where he concentrated on more complex surgical procedures. He then came to Harrisburg where he entered into the private practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery.