Dr. Silver completed his undergraduate education at Hobart College, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. His senior year, he served as the captain of the varsity tennis team and was selected by ESPN as an academic All-American.

He was awarded his DMD from Harvard School of Dental Medicine. During that time, he was given a traveling fellowship from Harvard Medical School and completed dental research in Vienna, Austria. He remained at Harvard to complete his orthodontic residency program, where he received a Masters in Medical Science and an orthodontic degree. While in his orthodontic residency, Dr. Silver performed research on clear braces that laid some of the groundwork for LightForce, which is a digital platform that utilizes 3D printed braces to offer the most customized orthodontic treatment available to patients. Dr. Silver’s work was published in one of the most prestigious peer reviewed orthodontic journals.