Who conducts the survey?
The survey was conducted by an independent source, topDentists of Augusta, Ga.
How are dentists nominated for this list?
According to the company, the nomination pool of dentists consists of all dentists listed online with the American Dental Association (ada.org), 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 peer’s work when evaluating the other nominees. For the purposes of this listing dentists included were those who made the list in the 504 and 985 area codes.
What question is asked when dentists are surveyed?
“If you had a patient in need of a dentist, which dentist would you refer them to?”
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.
How is the voting conducted?
Voters are asked to individually evaluate the practitioners on their ballot with whose work they are familiar. 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 survey 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 their decision.
Are there any cross-checks?
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. (topDentists is allowed to sell plaques to dentists proclaiming their selection to the list, however, under no condition is the purchase of a plaque a condition for being included on the list. The list is published prior to plaque offers being made. New Orleans Magazine isn’t connected, and receives no income, from plaque sales.)
Where are the biases?
topDentists says this: “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 U.S. 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 correct for any biases and that these lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate, and useful list of dentists available anywhere.”
This list is compiled and provided by topDentists (Trademark 2009 by topDentists, Augusta, GA) a database of dental professionals who have been selected as “tops” by vote of their peers. The complete database is available at www.usatopDentists.com. For information e-mail info@usatopdentists.com; or visit www.usatopDentists.com.
Endodontics
Gretna
Scott E. Bonson
250 Meadowcrest St., Suite 200
391-2324
Arthur Welden Dickerson II
250 Meadowcrest St., Suite 200
391-2324
Houma
Benjamin Sheard Ber
761 West Tunnel Blvd., Suite E
(985) 917-0084
Kenner
David Joseph Toca
2301 Williams Blvd., Suite B
466-3353
Mandeville
Ina L. Griffin
170 Moores Road, Suite A
(985) 727-0991
Catherine A. Hebert
Endodontic Center
4600 Highway 22, Suite 4
(985) 626-0111
Charles Overton Roy
1510 West Causeway Approach,
Suite C
(985) 674-0060
Metairie
Barry James Cazaubon
4520 Clearview Parkway
885-0177
Garrett Blair Morris
4520 Clearview Parkway
885-0177
New Orleans
George Henry Arch Jr.
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 701
895-1100
Lisa Pam Germain
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 701
895-1100
Slidell
Thomas McCall Flint
190 Cross Gates Blvd.
(985) 649-4881
John Jared Harmon
102 Village St., Suite B
(985) 643-4600
General Dentistry
Belle Chasse
Stuart Jules Guey Jr.
8951 Highway 23
394-6200
Boutte
Laurie R. Glaser
13270 Highway 90
P.O. Box 515
(985) 785-0123
Chalmette
Steven A. Heier
2826 Paris Road
277-8330
Covington
Mary A. Beilman
426 South Tyler St.
(985) 893-5138
Todd Stephen Brasuell
71107 Highway 21, Suite 2
(985) 892-5942
Edward P. Burvant Jr.
601 West 18th Ave.
(985) 892-2403
Kathleen G. Engel
522 East Rutland St.
(985) 893-2270
James A. Moreau Jr.
7007 Highway 190
(985) 809-7645
R. Glen Spell
79132 Highway 40
(985) 893-3900
Gretna
Brian Douglas Connell
Connell Dental Care
137 Bellemeade Blvd.
392-0221
Damon Joel DiMarco
309 Gretna Blvd.
366-5611
Eliot David Guerin
400 Lapalco Blvd., Suite B
392-4384
James Allen Heurtin
250 Meadowcrest St.,
Suite 100
92-6057
Harvey
Wendy M. Maes
New Orleans Dental Center
3909 Lapalco Blvd., Suite 202
347-6000
Vinh T. Nguyen
3709 Westbank Expressway, Suite 1-A
347-7491
Houma
Richard Irvin Borne
103 Southdown West Blvd.
(985) 876-5564
James Philip Mire
102 Mystic Blvd.
(985) 868-5337
Kenner
James David Roethele
283 West Esplanade Ave.
461-0500
William R. Yeadon
3212 Roosevelt Blvd.
443-5882
La Place
Kent Raymond Mauduit
429 West Airline Highway, Suite F
(985) 652-3121
Robert David Ory Jr.
430 West 5th St.
(985) 652-9616
Robert David Ory, Sr.
430 West 5th St.
(985) 652-9616
Madisonville
Charles B. Foy Jr.
400 Pine St.
P.O. Box 10
(985) 845-8042
Mandeville
Martha Anne Carr
404 Highway 22
(985) 727-0047
Glen Joseph Corcoran
3701 Highway 59, Suite E
(985) 871-9733
Joseph F. FitzPatrick
2900 East Causeway Approach
(985) 626-9791
Toby B. Moffatt
1510 West Causeway Approach, Suite A
(985) 727-4848
Louis Passauer Jr.
231 Saint Ann Drive, Suite 1
(985) 727-0024
Dennis R. Preau
2140 Ninth St.
(985) 624-8268
Marrero
Maria Ribando Burmaster
Barataria Dental Clinic
2272 Barataria Blvd.
341-3120
Valerie Ribando Hemphill
Barataria Dental Clinic
2272 Barataria Blvd.
341-3120
Metairie
Debra Claire Arnold
2732 Athania Parkway
837-4992
George Philip Cerniglia
2727 Houma Blvd., Suite A
454-5880
Hunter Lynn Charvet
2300 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
834-6504
Joseph John Collura Jr.
3939 North Causeway Blvd., Suite 104
837-9800
Eva L. Jessup
Clearview Dental Care
2221 Clearview Parkway,
Suite 202
455-1667
Charles Marion Jouandot
4741 Trenton St.
455-2501
Nanette LoCoco
4325 Loveland St., Suite B
888-9333
Thomas Francis McCoy III
4432 Conlin St., Suite 1-B
889-1209
Raymond Frank Najolia
3939 Houma Blvd., Suite 226
887-7281
Troy Lenhard Patterson
1001 North Causeway Blvd.
834-6410
Noel Francis Pilie
701 Metairie Road,
Suite 2A-212
891-2923
William James Quinlan
3521 North Arnoult Road,
Suite B
888-1893
David Coleman Raphael
4432 Conlin St., Suite 1-A
888-9204
Robert Louis Scheuermann
4524 Shores Drive, Suite 27
885-6777
Corky Willhite
111 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 777
831-1131
Lisa Wyatt
5037 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 3-E
885-1039
Emmett Lawrence Zimmerman III
1900 North Causeway Blvd.
833-4300
Morgan City
Robert A. Adams III
1407 South Road
(985) 395-2436
Dean Leonard Listi
904 David Drive
P.O. Box 3573
(985) 384-4044
New Orleans
Mark David Anderson
316 Baronne St.
525-9990
Robert Emmett Barsley
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Suite 510
941-8206
Donald Phillip Bennett
1010 Common St., Suite 810
523-4882
Christopher E. Brown
2968 General Collins Ave.
366-4700
James Anthony Campo
2215 South Carrollton Ave.
866-0681
Mark Stephen Chaney
1407 South Carrollton Ave.
861-2523
John Raymond Gallo
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
100 Florida Ave., Suite 137
941-8110
Dov Glazer
3525 Prytania St., Suite 312
895-1137
Leslie Parro Gottsegen
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 610
891-5000
William E. Kramer III
2820 Napoleon Ave., Suite 560
891-2826
Susan S. Lebon
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 605
899-5400
Ronald Samuel Leggio
Leggio Dental Group
4914 Magazine St.
899-1556
Deborah Elaine Lesem
100 Robert E Lee Blvd.
282-7700
Edward Emanuel Levy III
7037 Canal Blvd., Suite 206-207
283-5549
Jamie Maria Manders
3501 Behrman Place
366-8193
Francis G. Martello
1502 Amelia St.
891-9119
Jonah R. Moore
1534 Aline St.
899-2333
Gizelle Poché Richard
4460 General Degaulle Drive
394-5330
Jeffrey Kent Roby
2633 Napoleon Ave., Suite 700
899-3497
Michael Nabih Rouhana
Westside Dental Group
4001 Macarthur Blvd.
368-7000
William F. Schmidt Jr.
210 Baronne St., Suite 1450
524-0098
Wallace George Serpas III
CBD Dental Care
316 Baronne St.
525-9990
Chet A. Smith
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Suite 127
619-8524
Thomas J. Spranley
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
941-8254
Clarence John Steeg Jr.
6560 Morrison Road, Suite 20
242-6777
Kathryn L. Sturm
6120 Magazine St.
891-7471
Kim McNab Tolar
6120 Magazine St.
891-7471
Sammy Tom
6120 Magazine St.
891-7471
Francesca C. Velasco
3500 Behrman Place
227-8577
Ronnie M. Vinson
2136 Mirabeau Ave.
282-3354
Raceland
Lamar E. Waguespack Jr.
La Vie Dental
109 Johnny Dufrene Drive
P.O. Box E
(985) 532-5303
Reserve
Brett David Madere
190 Central Ave.
P.O. Drawer 0
(985) 536-3193
River Ridge
William Keith DeJong
10154 Jefferson Highway
738-5171
Warren James Palmisano III
1847 Dock St., Suite 101
733-0871
Slidell
Michael J. Appleton
2780 Gause Blvd. East, Suite B
(985) 649-9455
James Kevin Curley
2800 Gause Blvd. East, Suite D
(985) 649-7510
Paul E. Dugas
59070 Amber St.
(985) 641-3245
Randall Alan Evans
1350 Gause Blvd. West
(985) 641-7136
John J. Killeen Jr.
110 Village St.
(985) 643-7516
Michael Thomas Robichaux
1101 Robert Blvd., Suite A
(985) 641-8058
Richard Edward Scipione
2170 Gause Blvd. West,
Suite 133
(985) 649-0006
Kent Allen Stasney
240 Erlanger St.
(985) 643-4553
James Philip Tomaszewsk
1275 Seventh St.
(985) 641-4444
Thibodaux
Sheard Adolph Ber
P.O. Box 311
(985) 446-5031
Ellis David Braud Jr.
810 Bayou Lane
(985) 446-2888
Joshua Ryan Guidry
556 Cardinal Drive
(985) 449-0611
Michael F. LeBlanc
900 Canal Blvd.
(985) 446-1917
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Covington
Ben A. Almerico
195 Greenbriar Blvd., Suite 100
(985) 892-9993
Houma
David Gunter Baughman
1608 Polk St.
(985) 879-1972
Christopher J. Saal
1608 Polk St.
(985) 879-1972
Mandeville
Russell L. Westfall
4600 Highway 22, Suite 4
(985) 624-8877
Marrero
Anthony Adolph Indovina
5132 Lapalco Blvd.
340-2401
Metairie
Michael S. Block
110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 112
889-9894
Edward Joseph Boos
4224 Houma Blvd., Suite 670
456-5033
Demarcus Day Smith IV
4420 Conlin St., Suite 203
455-9960
Paul Joseph Walters
Oral Surgery Services
4420 Conlin St., Suite 203
455-9960
New Orleans
Robert Edward Lane
3525 Prytania St., Suite 216
899-8173
Kimberly Ann Meng
608 Tchoupitoulas St.
525-2454
Charles Patrick Silvia Jr.
3525 Prytania St., Suite 216
899-8173
Oral Pathology
New Orleans
Robert Byron Brannon
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Suite 144
941-8333
Ronald Francis Carr
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
619-8551
Orthodontics
Covington
Robert V. Hurst
7050 Highway 190
P.O. Box 1409
(985) 893-1401
Destrehan
Guy Warren Favaloro
1970 Ormond Blvd., Suite F
(985) 764-6050
Gretna
Philip James Puneky
250 Meadowcrest St.,
Suite 202
392-8484
Hammond
Robert W. McMinn II
15696 Professional Plaza
(985) 542-0980
Harvey
Jack Patrick Devereux
2800 Manhattan Blvd.,
Suite D
368-7513
Robert Michael Watzke
1929 Jutland Drive
341-0970
Houma
Catherine Schwab
7845 Main St.
(985) 853-1142
Kenner
David Victor Scaffidi
1401 West Esplanade Ave., Suite 816
468-6201
La Place
Guy Andrew Favaloro
600 Main St., Suite 260
(985) 652-2178
Lake Charles
Craig Hannie Crawford
701 West College St.
(337) 478-7590
Alan Carl Perry
1837 West Prien Lake Road
(337) 478-2805
Mandeville
Edward Victor Brown Jr.
1745 Highway 190
455-1625
William R. Ledoux
260 Dalwill Drive
(985) 674-1500
Ronald A. Madere
200 Greenleaves Blvd., Suite 8
(985) 626-0160
Metairie
Dennis Booth
4420 Conlin St., Suite 202
454-6555
John O. Clotworthy
1014 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
833-4361
George Peter Marse Jr.
4408 Trenton St., Suite C
455-5580
Shannon K. Simons
3330 Kingman St., Suite III
887-8480
Carol A. Stuckey
701 Metairie Road, Suite A-204
835-1349
Morgan City
Whybra Joseph Duay Jr.
P.O. Box 2750
(985) 385-1850
New Orleans
Paul C. Armbruster
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
941-8234
Glenn Carl Dubroc Jr.
145 Robert E Lee Blvd.,
Suite 404
283-8873
George Bradley Gottsegen
3424 Coliseum St.
895-4841
John Donner Nolan Jr.
3648 General Degaulle Drive
368-1635
River Ridge
Daniel Paul Bordes
9537 Jefferson Highway
737-7324
Slidell
Kay D. Daniel
2960 Gause Blvd. East
(985) 641-2472
Michael J. Guevara
Guevara
1251 Seventh St.
(985) 641-3587
Pediatric Dentistry
Boutte
Bryan Preston Frichter
13270 Highway 90
(985) 785-0123
Covington
Richard D. Olinde
189 Greenbrier Blvd.
(985) 871-5033
Hammond
Thomas Hamer Wingo Jr.
1008 West Thomas St.
(985) 542-6855
Metairie
Claudia Anne Cavallino
3116 Sixth St., Suite 201
833-5528
Marvin Vincent Cavallino
3116 Sixth St., Suite 201
833-5528
Pamela R. Shaw
701 Metairie Road
838-8200
Stanley Corbett Simons
3020 Kingman St., Suite A
885-4794
Victor Babin
4420 Conlin St., Suite 202
455-9333
Morgan City
Oliver Conrad Poe
901 Garden St.
(985) 385-2938
New Orleans
Edward Lawrence Donaldson Jr.
3501 Behrman Place
368-1990
Laura Pence Hogue
4001 Macarthur Blvd.
368-7000
Slidell
Tessa M. Smith
2960 Gause Blvd. East
(985) 641-3988
Periodontics
Gretna
Charles Thomas McCabe
250 Meadowcrest St.,
Suite 204
392-4734
Houma
Murray L. Rabalais Jr.
236 Progressive Blvd.
(985) 447-1500
Mandeville
Marija G. Lasalle
1580 West Causeway Approach, Suite 5
(985) 727-1133
Metairie
Hisham F. Nasr
337 Metairie Road, Suite 301
831-0800
Barry L. Radell
3521 North Arnoult Road
885-2611
Steven John Spindler
2540 Severn Ave., Suite 402
279-3112
New Orleans
Kristi M. Soileau
2820 Napoleon Ave., Suite 470
899-2255
Slidell
Thomas William Mabry
1241 Seventh St.
(985) 646-1421
Thibodaux
Monroe M. Howell
1117 Canal Blvd.
(985) 446-3855
Prosthodontics
Metairie
Paulino Castellon
Center For Dental Reconstruction
110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 112
833-3368
Roger Alan Vitter
4228 Houma Blvd., Suite 210
883-3737
New Orleans
Gerard Jules Chiche
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave.
941-8283
Laurie Frances Moeller
Louisiana State University School of Dentistry
1100 Florida Ave., Suite 224
941-8289
Robert John Rooney II
100 Smart Place
(985) 641-6607
