Robert Allyn Goldman grew up in Newton, Massachusetts. He received a BA in History from the University of Pennsylvania, a Doctor of Dental Medicine from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, and a Doctor of Science from the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine at Boston University in addition to specialty training in Periodontology, Oral Medicine, and Oral/General Pathology at Boston University Medical Center (now part of Boston Medical Center), Boston, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.