EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

We have issued our report dated March 27, 2000 , except for Note A for which
date is April 5, 2000, accompanying the consolidated financial statements of
Milestone Scientific Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in the Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999 which are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by
reference in the Registration Statement of the aforementioned report and to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

New York, New York
October        2000