Graduating from UMDNJ Dental School with his DMD in 2010, Dr. Peikes continued his education there by joining a Pediatric Dentist Residency program, from which he graduated in 2012. Since 2010 he has been a Preclinical Instructor and a Clinical Instructor for Pediatric Dentistry at UMDNJ, and received the New Jersey Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Award for outstanding interest and proficiency in Pediatric Dentistry in 2010. He is a member of the American Dental Association, as well as the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and New Jersey Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.