The State of  Ohio,
                                   SS:
           County of Cuyahoga


                             IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

           ELAINE G RICCHIUTO,

                       Plaintiff,
                   -V-                      Case Number 213286
          ANTHONY L LOPRESTI, DDS,

                      Defendant



                       DEPOSITION OF JEFFREY P KANTER, DDS
                           Wednesday, June 3, 1992




          Deposition of JEFFREY P KANTER, DDS called by the Defendant

          for examination under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure,

          taken before me, the undersigned, Joseph S Corsillo, a

          Notary Public in and for the State of Ohio, at the offices

          of Jeffrey P Kanter, DDS, 6803 Mayfield Road, Mayfield

          Heights, Ohio 44124, commencing at 9:30 am the day and

          date above set forth



                             CORSILLO & GRANDILLO
                                COURT REPORTERS
                             950 Citizens Building
                             Cleveland, Ohio 44114
                                 216-523-1700

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                  APPEARANCES:


                        On Behalf of the Plaintiff:

                           Jed Weisman, Esquire
                           Weisman, Goldberg & Weisman CO, LPA
                           1600 Midland Building
                           Cleveland, Ohio 44114


                         On Behalf of the Defendant:

                           James L Malone, EBquire
                           Reminger & Reminger Co, LPA
                           7th Floor - 113 Building
                           Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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           1                       JEFFREY P KANTER, DDS
           2  called by the Defendant for examination under the Ohio Rules
           3  of Civil Procedure, after having been first duly sworn, as
           4  hereinafter certified, was examined and testified as follows:
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           6                           EXAMINATION
           7                           - - - - -
           8  MR MALONE:
           9  Q     Doctor, why don't you just tell us your name, your
         10   professional address, and tell me, in whatever fashion you
         11   Bee fit, about your education and credentials to be a
         12   dentist, okay?
         13   A     My name is Jeffrey P Kanter, K-a-n-t-e-r  I practice
         14   the specialty of prosthodontics at 6803 Mayfield Road,
         15   Mayfield Heights
         16   Q     Where did you go to school? Start with undergraduate,
         17   if you would
         18   A     How far back would you like me to go?
         19   Q     Undergraduate
         20   A     I obtained my undergraduate degree from Case Western
         21   Reserve University
         22   Q     What year was that, please?
         23   A     1985, I am sorry, 1980  I obtained my doctor of dental
         24   science from Case Western Reserve University School of
         25   Dentistry in 1985  I received a certificate in

                             Computer-Aided Transcription By
                           Corsillo & Grandillo Court Reporters

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           1   prosthodontics from the University of North Carolina at
           2   Chapel Hill in 1989
           3   Q    Have you been in private practice since 189?
           4   A    I was in private practice from 1985 to 19B7
           5   Q    Where was that?
           6   A    Here in Cleveland, Ohio
           7   Q    Okay
           8   A    I have been in private practice here again in Cleveland
           9   from 1990 to the present
         10    Q    You got your degree from UNC in 189, what did you  do
         11    right after that? You said you started private practice in
         12    190?
         13    A    I spent a year as a fellow on the Communicative and
         14    Facial Disorders Team at the University of North Carolina
         15    Q    Is that in Chapel Hill?
         16    A    In Chapel Hill
         17    Q    You are now in private practice in the greater
         18    Cleveland area?
         19    A    Yes
         20    Q    Are you affiliated with anyone in the practice? I see
         21    another name on the door
         22    A    That's my father's name  We have 2 Beparate practices
         23    with separate staff, separate patient files
         24    Q    Have you ever been engaged in any group practice?  By
         25    that I mean a situation where multiple dentists would have