Dr. Paul Connolly was graduated from Boston College with a bachelors degree in Biochemistry before attending the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. At Penn, he received the Joseph E. Ewing Award for Outstanding Clinical Performance in Fixed Prosthodontics, National Board Part I Honors and the Horace Wells Club Trust Scholarship.

Dr. Connolly completed his three-year residency in Prosthodontics at the University of Iowa. Prosthodontics is a specialty recognized by the American Dental Association emphasizing special training in Cosmetic Dentistry, Implants, TMJ Disorders, Veneers, Crowns, Bridges, Removable Prostheses and Complex Dental Treatment.