Dr. Timothy J. Glupker grew up in Holland, graduating from West Ottawa High School. He graduated from Michigan State University with honors and earned a graduate certificate from Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Oregon. Enjoying the Pacific Northwest but missing West Michigan, Dr. Glupker returned to attend The University of Michigan Dental School.

During his freshman year, he married the former Karen Lemmen from Hamilton. After receiving his DDS degree, Dr. Glupker completed a one-year dental hospital residency program at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago. He and Karen remained in Chicago, where he graduated from The University of Illinois with an Advanced Specialty Certificate in Orthodontics. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.

Dr. Glupker and Karen have two daughters, Leslie and Courtney. In his spare time. Dr. Glupker enjoys horses, hiking and being with his family.