You Never Get a Second Chance to Make a First Impression

Are you looking for a quality New Orleans orthodontist? Do you want to improve the impression that you make when meeting other people? At the office of Dr. A. J. Smith we want to help you do just that.

The orthodontic services (teeth straightening) that we provide will not only improve your appearance but will also enhance your self image, self esteem and, of course, the impression that you make on others. Dr. A. J. Smith of New Orleans, Louisiana has been providing top-quality orthodontic care to the Gentilly area since 1989.

We all make judgments about others based on the first thing that we see – their appearance, and a big part of that is the appearance of their teeth. At our New Orleans orthodontic practice we correct gaps between teeth, those that look double because they are crowded, protruding teeth, overbites, underbites and other conditions using natural colored braces, conventional silver braces, gold braces, or no braces at all using clear aligners.

Braces are for everyone

Think braces are just for kids? A growing number of individuals are investing in braces as adults, from the clear, invisible style to the traditional, metallic look. Thanks to the services of our New Orleans orthodontist, these braces are provided at highly affordable prices, in record time.

The New Orleans orthodontic office of A. J. Smith, DDS is conveniently located directly on a city bus line, across the street from Brother Martin High School. To keep services affordable, Dr. Smith offers a wide variety of options, including credit card processing and interest-free monthly financing. Additionally, most types of insurance and dental discount plans are accepted. Use a combination of your dental discount plan with monthly payments to cover the entire cost of the braces you have always dreamed of having, without hurting your wallet in the slightest.

Financing requires no payment, and consultations from this top-ranked New Orleans orthodontist. To ensure affordability, quality, and timeliness, retainers are molded and formed on-site by highly-trained technicians.

We are committed to personalized care

When it comes to care, we realize that everyone is different and for many people a trip to the dentist brings out all kinds of buried anxieties. We provide a variety of custom care options to keep our patients comfortable and happy. Patients can opt to have their session performed in a quiet, private room or elect to be right in the center of the action, with plenty of staff and providers to socialize. The choice is totally yours.

During the free consultation appointment, Dr. Smith thoroughly discusses his ideal course of treatment, as well as other options. It is important that we make dental care affordable for everyone, so we work with patients to make sure that the plan of action fits their time and budgetary restraints. While some patients would rather pay everything up front, we allow payment over time since treatment is provided over a period of time.

Even hectic work schedules do not get in the way of a visit to, New Orleans orthodontist, Dr. A. J. Smith, as the practice is opened on Saturdays and during lunch hours. Patients can have appointments during their lunch break or have urgent situations taken care of on Saturdays.

Great location, excellent care, flexible hours

Despite being centrally located, on Elysian Fields Avenue, our practice offers patients a safe, off-street parking lot to safely leave their cars during visits. There is no worrying about the meter when you visit Dr. A. J. Smith’s New Orleans orthodontic practice.

When visiting the New Orleans orthodontic office of Dr. A. J. Smith, you will get a high level of care in a clean, sterile environment. Dr. Smith and his team of well-trained technicians, use excellent, state-of-the-art, evidence-based care that patients not only appreciate, but to which they actually look forward.

A popular New Orleans orthodontist for more than two decades at the same location, you can be sure that the care you receive from the practice is exactly what you have been looking for when it comes to orthodontic care. Visit the office six days of the week, during a wide-range of hours, to make a free consultation
appointment and meet with the friendly staff. Within no-time-flat, we will be sitting you down to discuss the most practical path to drastically improving the look of your teeth for a lifetime.

What We Do


Dr. Smith is Board Certified through the National Board of Orthodontics, U.S. and has been offering treatment for years to thousands of satisfied patients. We are in the business of helping people to feel better about the way that they look to themselves and to others through improvement of their smiles. That improvement is gained through orthodontic correction.

We are conveniently located on a public bus line and directly across the street from Brother Martin High School.


  • Free Examinations
  • No Down Payments
  • Interest Free Monthly Payments
  • Convenient Location
  • Lunch Time Appointments
  • Clear Aligners
  • Board Certified via NBO, U.S.
  • Available Mon-Sat
  • Credit & Debit Cards Accepted
  • Insurance/Discount Plans Accepted
  • Online Payments
  • Online Viewing of Patients' Pictures
  • Online Appointment Viewing
  • Online Account Viewing
  • Online Referral of Friends
  • Email Appointment Reminders
  • Text Msg. Appointment Reminders