Dr. Barry Lipton earned his dental degree from Temple University School of Dentistry in 1971 and did post graduate work in anesthesia and pain control at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dentistry. He presently maintains a private practice in general dentistry in Largo, Florida and serves as a Dental Examiner for the Florida Board of Dentistry. Dr. Lipton is the Chief Forensic Odontologist, Office of the Medical Examiner, for the Fifth, Tenth and Thirteenth Judicial Districts, State of Florida and serves as a consultant to the State’s Medical Examiners Commission and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Dr. Lipton became a Diplomate of The American Board of Forensic Odontology in February of 2004. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and the International College of Dentists. He is a member of D-Mort-4, the Florida Association of Medical Examiners, the American Society of Forensic Odontology and the International Association for Identification.