Going to the dentist’s office isn’t always a happy thought, but at least it’s good to know that the dentist is respected among peers. Here is our latest list using the peer review process. While we are sure that there are some worthy practitioners who have not yet received the recognition they deserve, we’re confident that those listed here are among the best.
This list is excerpted from the 2016 topDentists™ list, a database that includes listings for more than 160 dentists and specialists in the New Orleans area. This list was based on thousands of detailed evaluations of dentists and professionals by their peers.
Selection Process: This statement was provided by topDentists, the Augusta, Georgia-based research company, about its methodology:
“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 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 the practitioners on their ballot 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 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 who are 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’s 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.
The complete database is available at USAtopDentists.com. For more information call (706) 364-0853, write P.O. Box 970, Augusta, GA 30903, email info@usatopdentists.com or visit USAtopDentists.com.
Endodontics
Covington
Allen Sawyer
Sawyer Endodontics
216 W. 21st Ave.
(985) 327-7354
Kenner
David Joseph Toca
2301 Williams Blvd., Suite B
466-3353
Mandeville
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
Bryan Paul Bohning
Bohning Endodontics
4051 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 312
888-4034
Garrett B. Morris
Endodontic Specialists
4520 Clearview Parkway
885-0177
Lauren S. Vedros
Northlake Endodontics & Microsurgery
3621 Ridgelake Drive, Suite 301
832-2433
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
Arthur W. Dickerson II
Endodontic Associates
190 Cross Gates Blvd.
(985) 649-4881
J. Jared Harmon
Lakeshore Endodontics
102 Village St., Suite B
(985) 643-4600
General Dentistry
Belle Chasse
Stuart J. Guey Jr.
8951 Highway 23
394-6200
Charles Haydel
8635 Highway 23
394-7456
Covington
Mary A. Beilman
426 S. Tyler St.
(985) 893-5138
Edward P. Burvant Jr.
Burvant Family Dentistry
601 W. 18th Ave.
(985) 892-2403
Shannon Doyle
More Smiles Dental
7007 Highway 190
(985) 809-7645
Kathleen G. Engel
522 E. Rutland St.
(985) 893-2270
Cosmetic services offered
James A. Moreau Jr.
More Smiles Dental
7007 Highway 190
(985) 809-7645
R. Glen Spell
Family Dental Center
79132 Highway 40
(985) 893-3900
Gretna
Brian D. Connell
Connell Dental Care
137 Bellemeade Blvd.
533-4105
Cosmetic services offered
Damon Joel DiMarco
DiMarco Dental
309 Gretna Blvd.
366-5611
Cosmetic services offered
James Nelson
Bluebonnet Dental Care
400 Lapalco Blvd., Suite B
392-4384
Peter M. Tufton
Tufton Family Dentistry
654 Terry Parkway
362-5270
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
Sue C. LeBlanc
Hammond Family Dentistry
1007 W. Thomas St., Suite E
(985) 345-8602
Jill Truxillo
Beautiful Smiles
20204 US Highway 190 E.
(985) 662-5550
Jefferson
Charles Marion Jouandot
Jefferson Dental Care
3809 Jefferson Highway
833-2211
Kenner
James D. Roethele
Roethele Dental Esthetics
283 W. Esplanade Ave.
461-0500
Cosmetic services offered
Madisonville
Charles B. Foy Jr.
400 Pine St.
(985) 845-8042
Cosmetic services offered
Melissa Hernandez Pellegrini
Pellegrini Family Dentistry
198 Highway 21
(985) 845-2992
Mandeville
Martha Anne Carr
224 W. Causeway Approach
(985) 727-0047
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 Clinic
2272 Barataria Blvd.
341-3120
Metairie
Debra Claire Arnold
2732 Athania Parkway
837-4992
Bridget Anne Brahney
3508 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
888-6860
George Philip Cerniglia
2727 Houma Blvd., Suite A
454-5880
Cosmetic services offered
Hunter Lynn Charvet Sr.
Charvet Dental Center
2300 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
834-6504
Cosmetic services offered
Myrna Luz Collado-Torres
3330 Kingman St., Suite 6
888-2092
Joseph John Collura Jr.
3939 N. Causeway Blvd., Suite 104
837-9800
Cosmetic services offered
George T. Comeaux Jr.
2620 Metairie Road
834-2180
Stan P. Cowley III
Cowley Dental Care
3237 Metairie Road
831-4895
Stan P. Cowley Jr.
Cowley Dental Care
3237 Metairie Road
831-4895
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
Cosmetic services offered
Shelly Ereth-Barone
GNO Dental Care
110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 105-A
832-1164
Terry F. Fugetta
4508 Clearview Parkway, Suite 1-A
454-7008
Nicole Hurban Hunn
3108 W. Esplanade Ave. N.
838-8118
Eva L. Jessup
Clearview Dental Care
2221 Clearview Parkway, Suite 202
455-1667
Wynn Kapit
3024 Kingman St.
455-2984
Nanette LoCoco
4325 Loveland St., Suite B
335-2992
Kirk E. Melton
4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 320
456-5103
Troy L. Patterson
Oak Family Dental
1001 N. Causeway Blvd.
834-6410
Jené Comeaux Ponder
2620 Metairie Road
834-2180
Garry Stephen Salvaggio
Salvaggio Dental Care
3223 Eighth St., Suite 202
455-7717
Cosmetic services offered
John C. Schwartz
Schwartz Dental Group
337 Metairie Road, Suite 302
832-2043
Cosmetic services offered
Ryan Michael Thibodaux
Second Line Family Dentistry
815 N. Causeway Blvd.
833-2220
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
Cosmetic services offered
New Orleans
Mark David Anderson
MidCity Smiles Family Dentistry
3625 Canal St.
485-6575
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
Robert A. Camenzuli
Camenzuli Dental Excellence
1319 Amelia St.
895-3400
James Anthony Campo
Campo Dentistry
2215 S. Carrollton Ave.
866-0681
Mark Stephen Chaney
1407 S. Carrollton Ave.
861-2523
Denice Lorraine Derbes
6251 General Diaz St.
486-2876
Jay Christopher Dumas
Daughters of Charity
3201 S. Carrollton Ave.
941-6079
Dov Glazer
3525 Prytania St., Suite 312
895-1137
Leslie Parro Gottsegen
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 610
891-5000
Henry A. Gremillion
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
619-8500
Eric Hovland
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
941-8113
William E. Kramer III
2801 Napoleon Ave., Suite A
891-2826
Susan S. Lebon
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 605
899-5400
Edward E. Levy III
7037 Canal Blvd., Suite 206
283-5549
Jamie Maria Manders
13201 Patterson 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
Paul C. Perez
3600 St. Charles Ave., Suite 202
304-4761
Greer Cieutat Reisig
337 Metairie Road
832-2043
Gizelle P. Richard
4460 General DeGaulle Drive
394-5330
Cosmetic services offered
Elizabeth E. Riggs
3442 Magazine St.
891-1115
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
Kim M. Tolar
Tolar Family Dentistry
2502 Napoleon Ave.
891-1880
Cosmetic services offered
Sammy Tom
Uptown Dental
8131 St. Charles Ave.
304-6800
William R. Yeadon
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
619-8712
River Ridge
William Keith DeJong
De Jong-Plaisance Family Dentistry
10154 Jefferson Highway
738-5171
Kerry T. Plaisance Jr.
De Jong-Plaisance Family Dentistry
10154 Jefferson Highway
738-5171
Slidell
J. Kevin Curley
2800 Gause Blvd. E., Suite D
(985) 649-7510
John J. Killeen Jr.
Slidell Smiles
110 Village Square
(985) 643-7516
Cosmetic services offered
Michael T. Robichaux
1101 Robert Blvd., Suite A
(985) 641-8058
Stephen J. Tomaszewski
Camellia City Family Dentistry
1275 Seventh St.
(985) 641-4444
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
Marrero
Anthony A. Indovina
5132 Lapalco Blvd.
340-2401
Metairie
Michael S. Block
The Center for Dental Reconstruction
110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 112
833-3368
Edward Joseph Boos
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgical Associates
4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 670
456-5033
Michael Gray Ferguson
Oral Surgery Services
4420 Conlin St., Suite 203
455-9960
Daniel B Harris
4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 670
456-5033
Walter Jackson
Jackson Oral Surgery
4051 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 200
455-7161
Robert E. Lane
Southern Oral Surgery
4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 230
454-4515
Demarcus D. Smith IV
Oral Surgery Services
4420 Conlin St., Suite 203
455-9960
Paul Joseph Walters
Oral Surgery Services
4420 Conlin St., Suite 203
455-9960
New Orleans
Charles Patrick Silvia Jr.
Southern Oral Surgery
3525 Prytania St., Suite 216
899-8173
Hugo St. Hilaire
2700 Napoleon Ave., Suite 700
412-1240
Slidell
Nathan R. Brown
Northlake Oral & Facial Surgery
1271 Seventh St.
(985) 643-1010
Oral Pathology
New Orleans
Kitrina G. Cordell
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
941-8449
Molly S. Rosebush
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Room 2108
619-8721
Orthodontics
Covington
Laurie Lee Fricke
2301 N. Highway 190, Suite 7
(985) 892-2081
Amy Smith Sawyer
Sawyer Orthodontics
226 W. 21st Ave.
(985) 327-7181
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
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
Mandeville
William R. Ledoux
260 Dalwill Drive
(985) 674-1500
Ronald A. Madere
Madere Orthodontics
4010 Lonesome Road
(985) 626-0160
Darren Miller
Miller Orthodontics
1566 Highway 59
(985) 626-0991
Metairie
John O. Clotworthy
Clotworthy Orthodontics
1014 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
833-4361
Russell J. Cresson
3333 Kingman St., Suite 200
885-8863
Hector R. Maldonado
4432 Conlin St., Suite 2B
455-5581
Brian J. Olivier
Olivier Orthodontics
4408 Trenton St., Suite C
218-7300
Shannon K. Simons
3020 Kingman St., Suite A
887-8480
Carol A. Stuckey
Stuckey Orthodontics
701 Metairie Road, Suite 1A-204
835-1349
New Orleans
Paul C. Armbruster
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Suite 230
941-8234
Leeann S. Evans
Evans Orthodontics
5700 Citrus Blvd., Suite C
301-3413
G. Bradley Gottsegen
Gottsegen Orthodontics
3424 Coliseum St.
895-4841
Sarita N. Hithe
Hithe Orthodontics
3322 Canal St.
309-1401
Jamie Lydia Toso
Toso Orthodontics
1502 Calhoun St.
899-8383
River Ridge
Daniel Paul Bordes
9537 Jefferson Highway
737-7324
Slidell
Kay D. Daniel
Explore Orthodontics
2960 Gause Blvd. E.
(985) 641-2472
Michael J. Guevara
Guevara Orthodontics
1251 Seventh St.
(985) 641-3587
Pediatric Dentistry
Covington
Todd S. Brasuell
189 Greenbriar Blvd., Suite A
(985) 892-5942
Hammond
Richard D. Olinde
1008 W. Thomas St.
(985) 542-6855
Cosmetic services offered
Madisonville
Katherine E. Vo
The Children’s Dental Cottage
704 Main St.
(985) 845-3211
Mandeville
Michael J. Von Gruben
1305 W. Causeway Approach
(985) 778-2272
Metairie
Pamela R. Shaw
Dentistry for Children
701 Metairie Road
838-8200
New Orleans
Kellie S. Axelrad
New Orleans Children’s Dental Center
6264 Canal Blvd., Suite One
833-5528
Claudia Anne Cavallino
New Orleans Childrens Dental Center
6264 Canal Blvd., Suite 1
833-5528
Suzanne E. Fournier
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
200 Henry Clay Ave.
352-8038
Stephen C. Holmes
Uptown Pediatric Dentistry
3715 Prytania St., Suite 380
896-7435
Janice A. Townsend
200 Henry Clay Ave.
896-1338
Slidell
Nicole R. Boxberger
Kids Dental Zone
1128 Old Spanish Trail
(985) 646-2146
Periodontics
Covington
Caesar Sweidan
St. Tammany Periodontics and Implants
7020 Highway 190 Service Road, Suite B
(985) 778-0241
Gretna
Charles T. McCabe
250 Meadowcrest St., Suite 204
392-4734
Metairie
Aymee Costales-Spindler
Periodontal Health Specialists
2540 Severn Ave., Suite 402
887-8205
Hisham F. Nasr
The Perio Clinic
337 Metairie Road, Suite 301
831-0800
A. Margarita Saenz
The Perio Clinic
337 Metairie Road, Suite 301
831-0800
David Wilson
Periodontal Health Specialists
2540 Severn Ave., Suite 402
887-8205
New Orleans
Gerald H. Evans
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Floor 2
747-7505
Kristi M. Soileau
3634 Coliseum St.
899-2255
Slidell
Thomas W. Mabry
Slidell Periodontist
1241 Seventh St., Suite A
(985) 646-1421
Prosthodontics
Covington
Israel Finger
More Smiles Dental
7007 Highway 190
(985) 809-7645
Gretna
Michael B. Smith
250 Meadowcrest St., Suite 100
392-6057
Metairie
Roger A. Vitter
4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 210
883-3737
New Orleans
Marco A. Brindis
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
941-8286
Luis E. Infante Gonzalez
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Room 2108
619-8721
Laurie F. Moeller
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Suite 2108
941-8289
Alika K. F. Yu
LSU School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
619-8721
Slidell
Robert J. Rooney II
Slidell Dental Implants
100 Smart Place
(985) 641-6607
This list is excerpted from the 2016 topDentists™ list, which includes listings for more than 160 dentists and specialists in the New Orleans area. For more information call (706) 364-0853, write P.O. Box 970, Augusta, GA 30903, email info@usatopdentists.com or visit USAtopDentists.com. topDentists has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Copyright 2010-2016 by Top Dentists, LLC, Augusta, GA. All rights reserved. This list, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without permission of topDentists. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the information in this list without permission.