Dr. Williams is a native of Gulfport, having graduated from the Gulfport public school system and Gulfport East High School in 1968. He completed his pre-dental education at the University of the South (Sewanee), from which he graduated cum laude in 1972. Dr. Williams received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in 1976, was awarded a U.S. Public Health scholarship, and worked for the U.S. Indian Health Service from 1976 to 1978.
Dr. Williams is a member of the American Dental Association and the American Association of Orthodontists, and is a fellow of the World Federation of Orthodontists. He has served as a past president of the Fifth District Dental Association and the Greater Gulfport Dental Society. Dr. Williams was elected to serve as the Delegate for the State of Mississippi to the House of Delegates for the American Association of Orthodontists.
In the dental community, Dr. Williams served on the MPAC Committee for the Mississippi Dental Association and as the civilian consultant to Keesler Air Force Base for TMJ Disorders. He has also served on the Memorial Hospital Sleep Disorders team for obstructive sleep apnea.
Dr. Williams has delivered numerous presentations to various dental associations on a wide variety of subjects, from airway obstruction disease and abnormal craniofacial development to his latest developments for dentofacial orthopedics and non-extraction orthodontic treatment. He was a featured speaker at the AAO meeting in 1999 in San Diego and in 2006 in Las Vegas on the topic of clinical advances in orthodontics.
Dr. Williams has been a featured speaker to the American Association of Functional Orthodontics and the American Orthodontic Society. The University of California-Los Angeles, St. Louis University, the University of Pennsylvania Department of Orthodontics, and Farleigh Dickenson University have sponsored his seminar. Dr. Williams was invited as a guest lecturer to Peking University in Beijing, China to share his revolutionary treatment techniques. He has also presented multiple table clinics and round table discussions at various orthodontic meetings, as well as fostered research on arch development and molar distalization with nickel titanium coil spring systems.
Dr. Williams holds ten U.S. patents and more than 20 foreign patents in the field of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. He is currently a world leader and pioneer in the development of dentofacial orthopedics as a substitute for orthognathic surgery.
He is now recognized at the international level: Dr. Williams recently lectured in Spain, Bolivia, the Ukraine, Russia, Manila, Finland, Malaysia, and Toronto. His techniques for success and advancement are reaching the far corners of the globe.
We recognize that all our patients are unique and deserve to receive orthodontic care that reflects their individual needs. Our experienced and talented team is committed to working with you and your family to create a comfortable, stress-free, and rewarding orthodontic experience every time you visit our practice.
Welcome to our practice!We appreciate the trust you have placed in us. Our number-one goal is to provide you with the highest quality and most comprehensive care, which ensure that your treatment is customized for your present and future needs.
Dr. Williams uses state-of-the-art technology to enhance your experience in our family-oriented practice. He has succeeded in developing a program that is designed to enhance facial development for all ages and deliver a smile that improves as the patient matures.
We offer these unique orthodontic services in a fun, affordable, interactive, and effective manner. By combining a comprehensive diagnosis and customized treatment planning with the right mix of personal care and high technology, Dr. Williams keeps an eye on the future and his finger on the pulse of change through continuing education in every facet of orthodontics.
Dr. Williams places emphasis ontreating etiology instead of symptomology, which has distinguished his treatment techniques in the worldwide arena of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. Possessed ofthree decades of experience, we maintain a commitment to patients that is demonstrated daily through Dr. Williamss accessibility and willingness to answer any of your questions or concerns.
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Rating 3.2 out of 5 based on 18 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestAshton L. Walker
a year ago
My daughter has been going here for about a year now. We have had good visits every time. She will be in braces for another 2 years. I have no complaints about this place at all. Im even driving almost 2 hours one way to her visits.
Star Star
a year ago
This Doctor ruined my teeth. I am now 30 and cannot forget this. I have been so traumatized over this. I have spent so much money over the years trying to correct what he did and I`m about to have to get false teeth. Please don`t take your children here. I have root resorption and gum recession because the braces were left on my teeth 8 years when I only needed them for 3 years. My teeth are loose and have bone loss to. He kept milking me for more money. He also placed a palate expander on the roof of my mouth and I did not need it. It destroyed the roof of my mouth because he placed it in crooked and one side expanded to far and the other side is narrow plus it cut into it and left a knot that permanent. After many surgeries oral surgeons are not able to fix it its still uneven and lopsided. I have spent thousands. I am so upset. My youth has been taken from me being depressed over this so many years.
Elisha Snell
2 years ago
It has been a long six years with this orthodontist. While his enthusiasm and "knowledge" seem like it is the best option for you or your child, please do not be fooled. He will torture you or your child for his monetary benefit. He has refused to listen to my concerns as well as my daughters. After nearly 8k, my daughter will need further treatment. I have never dealt with such arrogance and being unprofessional. His assistant's has agreed that he is absolutely ridiculous and get our "frustration." Save your children from pain and go elsewhere. I even asked him a month after my daughters braces and appliances were on to remove them. He refused.
dem
2 years ago
Do not go here! Very unprofessional and ill mannered. He would publicly humiliate my child for simple mistakes such as breaking a bracket. He kept my child in braces for way longer than expected and ended up making her teeth worse with his unnecessary appliances.
dem
3 years ago
Do not go here! Very unprofessional and ill mannered. He would publicly humiliate my child for simple mistakes such as breaking a bracket. He kept my child in braces for way longer than expected and ended up making her teeth worse with his unnecessary appliances.
Elisha Snell
3 years ago
It has been a long six years with this orthodontist. While his enthusiasm and "knowledge" seem like it is the best option for you or your child, please do not be fooled. He will torture you or your child for his monetary benefit. He has refused to listen to my concerns as well as my daughters. After nearly 8k, my daughter will need further treatment. I have never dealt with such arrogance and being unprofessional. His assistant's has agreed that he is absolutely ridiculous and get our "frustration." Save your children from pain and go elsewhere. I even asked him a month after my daughters braces and appliances were on to remove them. He refused.
David Hilton
3 years ago
Dr. Williams is nothing but professional. He takes the time to evaluate your situation and recommend a treatment path 'if necessary'. I have been seeing him for TMJ with very positive results. (No more pain) A close friend of mine thought she had TMJ and went to see Dr. Williams. His evaluation of her was that she has a strain and inflammation, not TMJ. He recommended she discuss it with her dentist. If some of the other reviews had merit, he could have easily convinced her that she needed expensive appliances to treat TMJ, but he didn't. Dr. Williams sees all of his patients in an open area where everyone can see and hear his interactions. I have never heard him be anything but encouraging and considerate. His staff is wonderful!
Be Our Guest
3 years ago
Completely ignored my questions on my consultation just to get me in braces and later tells me what I asked couldn't be accomplished. I should have spent my money on surgery or one of the many doctors who deal with past extraction cases. Don't go
Jessica Brewer
3 years ago
I've been with Dr.Williams for years now dealing with TMJ. I have had no bad experiences. His staff is as sweet as he is. Very welcoming environment. He is also the best orthodontist in the south. I would recommend him to anyone.
Cindy Lawson
4 years ago
He drags on orthodontic treatment forever. My teeth are worse than when I first started. He's arrogant and unfriendly.
David Hilton
4 years ago
Dr. Williams is nothing but professional. He takes the time to evaluate your situation and recommend a treatment path 'if necessary'. I have been seeing him for TMJ with very positive results. (No more pain) A close friend of mine thought she had TMJ and went to see Dr. Williams. His evaluation of her was that she has a strain and inflammation, not TMJ. He recommended she discuss it with her dentist. If some of the other reviews had merit, he could have easily convinced her that she needed expensive appliances to treat TMJ, but he didn't. Dr. Williams sees all of his patients in an open area where everyone can see and hear his interactions. I have never heard him be anything but encouraging and considerate. His staff is wonderful!
Be Our Guest
4 years ago
Completely ignored my questions on my consultation just to get me in braces and later tells me what I asked couldn't be accomplished. I should have spent my money on surgery or one of the many doctors who deal with past extraction cases. Don't go
Jessica Brewer
4 years ago
I've been with Dr.Williams for years now dealing with TMJ. I have had no bad experiences. His staff is as sweet as he is. Very welcoming environment. He is also the best orthodontist in the south. I would recommend him to anyone.
Cindy Lawson
4 years ago
He drags on orthodontic treatment forever. My teeth are worse than when I first started. He's arrogant and unfriendly.
leslie ellis
4 years ago
He started off with good intentions until my daughter had to miss or reschedule appointments. She was in the West Harrison high school band at the time. They did a lot of traveling and had weekly rehearsals as well. Because the schools check out policy it was impossible to get her there on certain days. He told my daughter to make a choice to have straight teeth or quit the band. My daughter was securing her college because she was a senior and planned on attending USM (she did) in the fall of 2018. She never wanted to go to her appointments alone and I couldn't figure out why, until he spoke to me like I was a child in front of others. He was very unprofessional with me and my daughter. I feel as if he had a problem he should address the parents and not the child, but most of all the comments he made to her while I wasn't present was him bullying my daughter!!!
leslie ellis
5 years ago
He started off with good intentions until my daughter had to miss or reschedule appointments. She was in the West Harrison high school band at the time. They did a lot of traveling and had weekly rehearsals as well. Because the schools check out policy it was impossible to get her there on certain days. He told my daughter to make a choice to have straight teeth or quit the band. My daughter was securing her college because she was a senior and planned on attending USM (she did) in the fall of 2018. She never wanted to go to her appointments alone and I couldn't figure out why, until he spoke to me like I was a child in front of others. He was very unprofessional with me and my daughter. I feel as if he had a problem he should address the parents and not the child, but most of all the comments he made to her while I wasn't present was him bullying my daughter!!!
Kristian ashleigh
5 years ago
My facial structure is completely ruined now because of unnecessary treatments. I will now I have to spend even MORE money on orthodontic procedures due to the poor care I was given here. 15,000 dollars of my parents money and 8 years of metal in my mouth out the window for nothing.
Mary Lee
6 years ago
Love the time and consideration he spends on evaluating my child's needs. I wouldn't go anywhere else.
Kristian ashleigh
6 years ago
My facial structure is completely ruined now because of unnecessary treatments. I will now I have to spend even MORE money on orthodontic procedures due to the poor care I was given here. 15,000 dollars of my parents money and 8 years of metal in my mouth out the window for nothing.
Mary Lee
6 years ago
Love the time and consideration he spends on evaluating my child's needs. I wouldn't go anywhere else.
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