Dr. Elizabeth Barrett, DDS grew up in Mount Vernon, a small farming community in Southwest Missouri, where her family owned and operated a third-generation dairy farm. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Oregon State University, then went on to graduate from University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry with endodontic (root canal) honors. She is an active member of the American Dental Association, Greater Saint Louis Dental Society, and the Illinois State Dental Association.
Dr. Barrett is married to Travis who share three amazing children; Tristen, Kaiden, and Kylie. They are family focused and are always looking forward to enjoying all that life has to offer. When not in the clinic, Dr. Barrett enjoys spending time at the hockey rink watching her boys play, road trips, and visiting different community parks with her family. She is honored to apply her family focused mindset to Barrett Family Dental and provide you and your family with comprehensive dental care!
Fun fact about Dr. Barrett: She loves combining crops and she milked cows until she left for college.
Dr. Travis was born and raised in Oregon among the beautiful Cascade Mountains. After graduating High School he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Sill, OK. During this time he was assigned to the 212th Field Artillery Brigade as a Heavy Wheeled Mechanic, and deployed for 1 year to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
After completion of his 4 years of military service, Dr. Travis settled in Missouri and received an undergraduate degree from Missouri State University before continuing on to A.T. Still University – Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health where he received his dental education and obtained the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine. Although Dr. Travis could have stopped there, he decided to advance his career further by attending Saint Louis University for an additional 3-years to obtain a degree in the dental specialty of periodontics. In 2025, he achieved the highest designation offered in his specialty, Board Certification in Periodontology and Dental Implant Surgery.
Fun fact about Dr. Travis: Prior to entering dental school he worked as diesel mechanic for nearly 16 years.
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At Barrett Family Dental we pride ourselves on having a diversified skill set that allows us to treat a wide range of oral health problems in all stages of life.
Dentistry is a unique health care field that allows us the opportunity to create lasting relationships within the communities in which we serve and provide whole person health care. Oral diseases ranging from dental cavities to oral cancers cause pain and suffering for millions of Americans everyday and there is a growing body of evidence that has linked poor oral health with several chronic diseases including: diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
Being a clinician in this field provides us with the opportunity to not only create beautiful smiles, but also help reduce diseases that claim the lives of millions of Americans each year. Although everybody hates the dentist, we are one of the few health care professions that a patient can come to in pain and leave the appointment pain-free.
