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Timothy M. Barber, DMD, FAGD, ABGD

Originally from New Castle, PA, Dr. Barber attended Clarion University of PA, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications. After working 5 years in the publications and hospital public relations fields, he entered dental school at the University of Pittsburgh - School of Dental Medicine.

In 1994, Dr. Barber graduated with honors (Omicron Kappa Upsilon – the Phi Beta Kappa of Dentistry) from Pitt with a Doctor of Dental Medicine degree and was selected as Student of the Year by the Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Dentists. Following graduation, he completed a one-year, hospital-based General Practice Residency with the Western Reserve Care System in Youngstown, OH. Dr. Barber considers this training invaluable, as fewer than 10% of dentists complete this type of advanced general practice residency.

After residency training, Dr. Barber owned a dental practice in Corry, PA, a small town near Lake Erie. Since that time, he concentrated on advancing his knowledge in dentistry by completing nearly 2000 hours of continuing education, involving all facets of dentistry. As a result, Dr. Barber has earned a set of credentials matched by no other dentist in the world.

In 2004, Dr. Barber became one of only 550 dentists on the planet to receive Board Certification in General Dentistry through the American Board of General Dentistry. He currently serves on the board as an Examiner of dentists seeking board certification. In 2005, he was honored with the award of Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry, and will soon receive the academy’s highest honor of Mastership.

During his time in hospital administration, Dr. Barber learned the concept of complete healthcare. He has carried this notion into his philosophy of dental practice and has acquired a set of skills allowing patients to have all of their treatments under one roof, without multiple referrals.

An area of strong interest for Dr. Barber is Implantology. He has studied closely with the masters in the field and has accumulated over 200 hours of continuing education specific to implants. Dr. Barber also teaches other dentists how to place and restore implants for denture patients.

Cosmetic Dentistry is not technically recognized as a dental specialty, thus there are no true specialists in Cosmetic Dentistry, as some dentists would have you believe. However, because of his strong interest in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dr. Barber has earned advanced certification in Cosmetic and Aesthetic Dentistry from the University of Buffalo’s prestigious Center for Aesthetic Dentistry. He was honored as Valedictorian in the first phase of the program’s three levels. After completing the final phase (Mastery Level) of the program in January 2006, Dr. Barber received a certificate of completion in Cosmetic Dentistry. This award is held by fewer than 100 dentists worldwide. He was then invited to serve as an instructor in the Mastery Level of the program. This particular Cosmetic Dentistry program is accredited and University-based; most are not.

Dr. Barber is the co-owner of several patents related to various dental devices. He currently is working on several projects to advance the science of dentistry.

The area of dentistry which most intrigues Dr. Barber is that of Functional Dentistry. This is the arena where he has chosen to stand out when compared to most other dentists. Unfortunately, this is the area most misunderstood and therefore, ignored, by an estimated 90% of all dentists. Proper function of the masticatory system should be the cornerstone of dental practice, however, due to the enormous expense and time commitment required to learn proper functional dentistry, most dentists never enter the pursuit. Dr. Barber has dedicated the past 14 years of his life to studying, with the masters, the intricate science of the Temporomandibular Joints (TMJ) and functional dentistry.  Dr. Barber, his wife Catrina, and their two Labrador Retrievers, Kona and Maui, live in River Plantation, TX.