Once again we have set out to determine who are the area’s top dentists. In doing so, we have commissioned the services of topDentists, a national firm specializing in such information. It is important to us that readers are aware of the methodology, so here it is as provided by topDentists. Use the list as a guide. As always, it's good to check with others who might have used a dentist’s services. That is always a good drill.
SELECTION PROCESS: “If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?”
This is the question we’ve asked thousands of dentists to help us determine who the topDentists should be. Dentists and specialists are asked to take into consideration years of experience, continuing education, manner with patients, use of new techniques and technologies and of course physical results.
The nomination pool of dentists consists of all dentists listed online with the American Dental Association, as well as all dentists listed online with their local dental societies, thus allowing virtually every dentist the opportunity to participate.
Dentists are also given the opportunity to nominate other dentists who we have missed that they feel should be included in our list. Respondents are asked to put aside any personal bias or political motivations and to use only their knowledge of their peers' work when evaluating the other nominees.
Voters are asked to individually evaluate on their ballot the practitioners whose work they are familiar with. Once the balloting is completed, the scores are compiled and then averaged. The numerical average required for inclusion varies depending on the average for all the nominees within the specialty and the geographic area. Borderline cases are given a careful consideration by the editors. Voting characteristics and comments are taken into consideration while making decisions. Past awards a dentist has received, status in various dental academies (Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy of Periodontology, etc.) can play a factor in our decision.
Once the decisions have been finalized, the included dentists are checked against state dental boards for disciplinary actions to make sure they have an active license and are in good standing with the board. Then letters of congratulations are sent to all the listed dentists.
Of course there are many fine dentists not included in this representative list. It is intended as a sampling of the great body of talent in the field of dentistry in the United States. A dentist’s inclusion on our list is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow dentists. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, we remain confident that our polling methodology largely corrects for any biases and that these lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate and useful list of dentists available anywhere.
(Introduction and Selection Process provided by topDentists.)
Endodontics
Covington
Allen Sawyer
Sawyer Endodontics
216 W. 21st Ave.
(985) 327-7354
SawyerEndo.com
Kenner
David Joseph Toca
2301 Williams Blvd., Suite B
466-3353
Mandeville
Catherine A. Hebert
Endodontic Center
4600 Highway 22, Suite Four
(985) 626-0111
EndodonticCenter.com
Charles O. Roy
Northshore Endodontics
1510 W. Causeway Approach, Suite C
(985) 674-0060
Metairie
Dominick J. Alongi
Northlake Endodontics & Microsurgery
3621 Ridgelake Drive, Suite 301
832-2433
NorthlakeEndo.com
Barry James Cazaubon
Endodontic Specialists
4520 Clearview Parkway
885-0177
NewOrleansEndo.com
Garrett B. Morris
Endodontic Specialists
4520 Clearview Parkway
885-0177
NewOrleansEndo.com
New Orleans
George H. Arch Jr.
Uptown Endodontics and Implantology
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 701
895-1100
Lisa P. Germain
Uptown Endodontics and Implantology
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 701
895-1100
Slidell
Scott E. Bonson
Endodontic Associates
190 Cross Gates Blvd.
(985) 649-4881
SlidellEndo.com
Arthur W. Dickerson II
Endodontic Associates
190 Cross Gates Blvd.
(985) 649-4881
SlidellEndo.com
Thomas McCall Flint
Endodontic Associates
190 Cross Gates Blvd.
(985) 649-4881
SlidellEndo.com
J. Jared Harmon
Lakeshore Endodontics
102 Village St., Suite B
(985) 643-4600
LakeshoreEndodontics.com
General Dentistry
Belle Chasse
Stuart J. Guey Jr.
8951 Highway 23
394-6200
DrGuey.com
Charles Haydel
8635 Highway 23
394-7456
Bogalusa
Charles R. Mehle Jr.
310 Mississippi Ave.
(985) 735-9811
Covington
Mary A. Beilman
426 S. Tyler St.
(985) 893-5138
DrBeilman.com
Edward P. Burvant Jr.
Burvant Family Dentistry
601 W. 18th Ave.
(985) 892-2403
Joel E. Burvant
Burvant Family Dentistry
601 W. 18th Ave.
(985) 892-2403
Kathleen G. Engel
522 E. Rutland St.
(985) 893-2270
*Cosmetic services offered
R. Glen Spell
Family Dental Center
79132 Highway 40
(985) 893-3900
Gretna
Brian D. Connell
Connell Dental Care
137 Bellemeade Blvd.
392-0221
ConnellDentalCare.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Damon Joel DiMarco
309 Gretna Blvd.
366-5611
*Cosmetic services offered
Peter M. Tufton
Tufton Family Dentistry
654 Terry Parkway
362-5270
TuftonDDS.com
Hammond
Bryan P. Daigle
1502 Martens Drive
(985) 345-4242
Eugene R. Graff Jr.
Louisiana Dental Center Hammond
800 C M Fagan Drive, Suite A
(985) 345-5888
LaDentalCenter.com
Sue C. LeBlanc
Hammond Family Dentistry
1007 W. Thomas St., Suite E
(985) 345-8602
HammondFamilyDentist.com
Jill Truxillo
Beautiful Smiles
20204 Highway 190 E.
(985) 662-5550
Jefferson
Charles Marion Jouandot
Jefferson Dental Care
3809 Jefferson Highway
833-2211
JeffersonDentalCare.com
Kenner
James D. Roethele
Roethele Dental Esthetics
283 W. Esplanade Ave.
461-0500
RoetheleDental.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Madisonville
Charles B. Foy Jr.
400 Pine St.
(985) 845-8042
FoyFamilyDentistry.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Melissa Hernandez Pellegrini
Pellegrini Family Dentistry
198 Highway 21
(985) 845-2992
PellegriniDDS.com
Mandeville
Martha Anne Carr
224 W. Causeway Approach
(985) 727-0047
MarthaCarrDDS.com
Glen J. Corcoran
3701 Highway 59, Suite E
(985) 871-9733
Gabriel F. Daroca III
2140 Ninth St.
(985) 624-8268
Joseph F. Fitzpatrick
2900 E. Causeway Approach, Suite E
(985) 626-9791
Toby B. Moffatt
1510 W. Causeway Approach, Suite A
(985) 727-4848
Dennis R. Preau
2140 Ninth St.
(985) 624-8268
Marrero
Maria Ribando Burmaster
Barataria Dental
2272 Barataria Blvd.
341-3120
BaratariaDental.com
Metairie
Debra Claire Arnold
2732 Athania Parkway
837-4992
Darlene T. Bassett
Sherwood Dentistry
2316 Metairie Road
833-9552
SherwoodDentistry.com
George Philip Cerniglia
2727 Houma Blvd., Suite A
454-5880
DrCerniglia.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Hunter Lynn Charvet Sr.
Charvet Dental Center
2300 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
834-6504
DrCharvet.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Joseph John Collura Jr.
3939 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 104
837-9800
DrCollura.com
*Cosmetic services offered
George T. Comeaux Jr.
2620 Metairie Road
834-2180
Tré J. DeFelice
DeFelice Dental
1900 N. Causeway Blvd.
833-4300
Duane P. Delaune
Delaune Dental, the Art of Smiles
3801 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 305
885-8869
DelauneDental.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Shelly Ereth-Barone
GNO Dental Care
110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 105-A
832-1164
GNODentalCare.com
Terry F. Fugetta
4508 Clearview Parkway, Suite 1-A
454-7008
Nicole Hurban Hunn
3108 W. Esplanade Ave.
838-8118
Eva L. Jessup
Clearview Dental Care
2221 Clearview Parkway, Suite 202
455-1667
ClearviewDentalCare.com
Wynn Kapit
3024 Kingman St.
455-2984
Nanette LoCoco
4325 Loveland St., Suite B
888-9333
MetairieDentistLococo.com
Troy L. Patterson
Oak Family Dental
1001 N. Causeway Blvd.
834-6410
OakFamilyDental.com
Jené Comeaux Ponder
2620 Metairie Road
834-2180
Garry Stephen Salvaggio
Salvaggio Dental Care
3223 Eighth St., Suite 202
455-7717
SmileGenesis.com
*Cosmetic services offered
John C. Schwartz
Schwartz Dental Group
337 Metairie Road, Suite 302
832-2043
DrJohnSchwartz.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Ryan Michael Thibodaux
Second Line Family Dentistry
815 N. Causeway Blvd.
833-2220
SecondLineFamilyDentistry.com
Gerard R. Tully Jr.
701 Metairie Road, Suite 2A-212
831-4837
Corky Willhite
The Smile Design Center
111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 777
831-1131
SmileDesignCenter.com
*Cosmetic services offered
New Orleans
Mark David Anderson
MidCity Smiles Family Dentistry
3625 Canal St.
485-6575
MidCitySmiles.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Donald Phillip Bennett
1010 Common St., Suite 810
523-4882
Stephen C. Brisco Sr.
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Suite 127
619-8721
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu
Robert A. Camenzuli
Camenzuli Dental Excellence
1319 Amelia St.
895-3400
CamenzuliDental.com
James Anthony Campo
Campo Dentistry
2215 Carrollton Ave.
866-0681
CampoDentistry.com
Mark Stephen Chaney
1407 S. Carrollton Ave.
861-7133
Timothy Jude Delcambre
3426 Coliseum St.
895-6657
YourNewOrleansDentist.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Denice Lorraine Derbes
6251 General Diaz St.
486-2876
Jay Christopher Dumas
Daughters of Charity
3201 S. Carrollton Ave.
941-6079
John Raymond Gallo
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Suite 137
941-8110
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu
Dov Glazer
3525 Prytania St., Suite 312
895-1137
Glazers.net
Leslie Parro Gottsegen
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 610
891-5000
Henry A. Gremillion
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
619-8500
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu
Eric Hovland
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
619-8500
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu
William E. Kramer III
2801 Napoleon Ave., Suite A
891-2826
WilliamKramerIIIDDS.com
Susan S. Lebon
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 605
899-5400
Edward E. Levy III
7037 Canal Blvd., Suite 206-207
283-5549
Jamie Maria Manders
13201 River Road
394-7702
F. G. “Frank” Martello
1502 Amelia St.
891-9119
John H. Moffatt Jr.
Moffatt & Walsh
5809 Citrus Blvd., Suite 100
733-8551
Jonah R. Moore
1534 Aline St.
899-2333
Kendall P. Parker
Parker Dental Center
5121 N. Claiborne Ave.
949-4547
PDCNola.com
Paul C. Perez
Audubon Dental Group
6120 Magazine St.
891-7471
AudubonDentalGroup.com
Gizelle P. Richard
4460 General DeGaulle Drive
394-5330
DrGizelleRichard.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Elizabeth E. Riggs
3442 Magazine St.
891-1115
SmilesByRiggs.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Jeffrey K. Roby
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 700
899-3497
Wallace George Serpas III
CBD Dental Care
316 Baronne St.
525-9990
CBDDentalCare.com
Kim M. Tolar
Tolar Family Dentistry
2502 Napoleon Ave.
891-1880
TolarFamilyDentistry.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Sammy Tom
Audubon Dental Group
6120 Magazine St.
891-7471
AudubonDentalGroup.com
William R. Yeadon
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
619-8712
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu
River Ridge
William Keith DeJong
De Jong-Plaisance Family Dentistry
10154 Jefferson Highway
738-5171
RiverRidgeSmiles.com
Warren J. Palmisano III
2020 Dickory Ave., Suite 104
733-0871
WJPalmisanoDDS.com
Kerry T. Plaisance Jr.
De Jong-Plaisance Family Dentistry
10154 Jefferson Highway
738-5171
RiverRidgeSmiles.com
Slidell
J. Kevin Curley
2800 Gause Blvd. E., Suite D
(985) 649-7510
SmileNaturally.com
John J. Killeen Jr.
Slidell Smiles
110 Village St.
(985) 643-7516
SlidellSmiles.com
*Cosmetic services offered
Michael T. Robichaux
1101 Robert Blvd., Suite A
(985) 641-8058
MikeRobichauxDDS.com
Stephen James Tomaszewski
Camellia City Family Dentistry
1275 Seventh St.
(985) 641-4444
CCFDentistry.com
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Covington
Ben A. Almerico
Almerico Oral & Maxillofacial
195 Greenbriar Blvd., Suite 100
(985) 892-9993
Kenner
Jeffrey W. Dongieux
1900 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 101
468-8300
DrJeffDongieux.com
Metairie
Michael S. Block
The Center for Dental Reconstruction
110 Veterans Memorial Blvd.,
Suite 112
833-3368
CenterForDentalReconstruction.com
Edward Joseph Boos
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgical Associates
4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 670
456-5033
NewOrleansOralSurgery.com
Michael Gray Ferguson
Oral Surgery Services
4420 Conlin St., Suite 203
455-9960
OralSurgeryServices.net
Walter Jackson
Jackson Oral Surgery
4051 Veterans Blvd., Suite 200
455-7161
JacksonOralSurgery.com
Robert E. Lane
Southern Oral Surgery
4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 230
454-4515
SouthernOralSurgery.com
Demarcus D. Smith IV
Oral Surgery Services
4420 Conlin St., Suite 203
455-9960
OralSurgeryServices.net
Paul Joseph Walters
Oral Surgery Services
4420 Conlin St., Suite 203
455-9960
OralSurgeryServices.net
New Orleans
Charles Patrick Silvia Jr.
Southern Oral Surgery
3525 Prytania St., Suite 216
899-8173
SouthernOralSurgery.com
Hugo St. Hilaire
Audubon Dental Group
6120 Magazine St.
891-7471
AudubonDentalGroup.com
Slidell
Craig J. Brandner
2364 E. Gause Blvd., Suite 102
(985) 847-0104
SlidellOralSurgery.com
Nathan R. Brown
Northlake Oral & Facial Surgery
1271 Seventh St.
(985) 643-1010
NorthlakeOFS.com
Oral Pathology
New Orleans
Kitrina G. Cordell
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
941-8257
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu
Orthodontics
Covington
Laurie Lee Fricke
2301 N. Highway 190, Suite 7
(985) 892-2081
MakingSmilesNew.com
Amy Smith Sawyer
Sawyer Orthodontics
216 W. 21st Ave.
(985) 327-7181
SawyerOrtho.com
Gretna
Philip J. Puneky
250 Meadowcrest St., Suite 202
392-8484
Harvey
Jack Patrick Devereux Jr.
Devereux & Nguyen Orthodontics
2800 Manhattan Blvd., Suite D
368-7513
Dn4Smiles.com
Julia P. Trieu
Trieu Smiles
3708 Fourth St., Suite 103
309-7830
Robert Michael Watzke
1929 Jutland Drive
341-0970
Kenner
David Victor Scaffidi
527 W. Esplanade Ave., Suite 101
468-6200
ScaffidiOrtho.com
Mandeville
William R. Ledoux
260 Dalwill Drive
(985) 674-1500
Ronald A. Madere
Madere Orthodontics
4010 Lonesome Road
(985) 626-0160
MadereOrthodontics.com
Darren Miller
Miller Orthodontics
1566 Highway 59
(985) 626-0991
DrMillerSmiles.com
Metairie
John O. Clotworthy
Clotworthy Orthodontics
1014 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
833-4361
ClotworthyOrtho.com
Hector R. Maldonado
4432 Conlin St., Suite 2B
455-5581
MaldonadoOrtho.com
Brian J. Olivier
Olivier Orthodontics
4408 Trenton St., Suite C
218-7300
OlivierOrthodontics.com
Shannon K. Simons
3330 Kingman St., Suite Three
887-8480
Carol A. Stuckey
Stuckey Orthodontics
701 Metairie Road, Suite 1A-204
835-1349
DrStuckey.com
New Orleans
Paul C. Armbruster
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Suite 230
941-8234
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu
Leeann S. Evans
Evans Orthodontics
5700 Citrus Blvd., Suite C
301-3413
EvansOrthoNola.com
G. Bradley Gottsegen
Gottsegen Orthodontics
3424 Coliseum St.
895-4841
GottsegenOrthodontics.com
Sarita N. Hithe
Hithe Orthodontics
3322 Canal St.
309-1401
Jamie Lydia Toso
Toso Orthodontics
1502 Calhoun St.
899-8383
TosoOrtho.com
River Ridge
Daniel Paul Bordes
9537 Jefferson Highway
737-7324
Slidell
Michael J. Guevara
Guevara Orthodontics
1251 Seventh St.
(985) 641-3587
SlidellOrtho.com
Pediatric Dentistry
Covington
Todd S. Brasuell
189 Greenbriar Blvd., Suite A
(985) 892-5942
ToddBrasuellDDS.com
Houma
Claudia Anne Cavallino
New Orleans Childrens Dental Center
4752 Louisiana, Suite 311
(985) 868-8331
BayouChildrensDental.com
Madisonville
Katherine E. Vo
The Children’s Dental Cottage
704 Main St.
(985) 845-3211
ChildrensDentalCottage.com
Metairie
Pamela R. Shaw
Dentisitry for Children
701 Metairie Road
838-8200
PenguinDentist.com
New Orleans
Kellie S. Axelrad
New Orleans Children’s Dental Center
6264 Canal Blvd., Suite 1
833-5528
NewOrleansChildrensDental.com
Suzanne E. Fournier
3502 S. Carrollton Ave., Suite A
410-3051
JustKids-Dental.com
Stephen C. Holmes
Uptown Pediatric Dentistry
3715 Prytania St., Suite 380
896-7435
UptownPediatricDentistry.com
Janice A. Townsend
200 Henry Clay Ave.
896-1338
Slidell
Nicole R. Boxberger
Kids Dental Zone
1128 Old Spanish Trail
(985) 646-2146
TheKidsDentalZone.com
Tessa M. Smith
Bippo’s Place for Smiles
2960 E. Gause Blvd.
(985) 641-3988
BipposPlace.com
Periodontics
Covington
Caesar Sweidan
St. Tammany Periodontics and Implants
7020 Highway 190 Service Road, Suite B
(985) 778-0241
StTammanyPerio.com
Gretna
Charles T. McCabe
250 Meadowcrest St., Suite 204
392-4734
NewOrleansPeriodontist.com
Metairie
Aymee Costales-Spindler
Periodontal Health Specialists
2540 Severn Ave., Suite 402
887-8205
SpindlerPerio.com
Hisham F. Nasr
The Perio Clinic
337 Metairie Road, Suite 301
831-0800
PerioClinic.net
A. Margarita Saenz
The Perio Clinic
337 Metairie Road, Suite 301
831-0800
PerioClinic.net
Steven J. Spindler
Periodontal Health Specialists
2540 Severn Ave., Suite 402
887-8205
SpindlerPerio.com
New Orleans
Gerald H. Evans
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., No. 2108
941-8277
Kristi M. Soileau
3634 Coliseum St.
899-2255
NewOrleansPeriodontalSpecialist.com
Slidell
Thomas W. Mabry
Slidell Periodontist
1241 Seventh St., Suite A
(985) 646-1421
MabryPerioImplants.com
Prosthodontics
Gretna
Michael B. Smith
250 Meadowcrest St., Suite 100
392-6057
Metairie
Roger A. Vitter
4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 210
883-3737
DrVitter.com
New Orleans
Marco A. Brindis
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
941-8286
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu
J. L. Hochstedler
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
214-6020
Luis E. Infante Gonzalez
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Room 2108
619-8721
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu/FDP
Laurie F. Moeller
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Suite 2108
941-8289
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu
Alika K. F. Yu
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
619-8721
lsusd.lsuhsc.edu
Slidell
Robert J. Rooney II
Slidell Dental Implants
100 Smart Place
(985) 641-6607
SlidellImplantDentist.com
