Dr. Allison is the joyful driving force that keeps our patients smiling with her combination of positive energy and burning desire to give people results that change their lives. She has two daughters of her own, so she knows the busy schedules and full life that comes with parenting, and she also knows how to coax children out of their shells.
As a Doctor, her passion is creating uniquely customized smiles for each patient, and that keeps her exploring new treatment options for even better results.Shell be the first to explain how excited she is about this stuffjust ask her shes dying to talk about it!
Dr. Hamada studied at ULL (USL back in the day) before studying in France for a year. She graduated from the LSU School of Dentistry in 2000, and then Columbia Universitys Orthodontic Program in New York. After all that traveling, shes happy to be back in South Louisiana!
She and her husband enjoy cooking for friends and traveling with their 2 daughters, and cuddling with their fur baby at home. When she gets free time, Dr. Allison loves to explore local waters on her paddle board.
We have assembled an incredible team at each of our offices, and everyones first job is to make sure youre as comfortable as possible as you go on this journey of remaking your smile. Not only that, but were committed to helping our entire team constantly level up their knowledge and skills, to make sure you get incredible results!
Ever been to a cold, quiet, joyless Dr.s office? How lame was that?!Were here to make you smile, and thats more than just working on your teeth.Every trip you make to one of our offices should feel fun, fresh, and light-hearted. Tell us whats going on in your world, whats new, and well work our hardest so every question you have is answered and you leave with a smile on your face.
Pitts 21 is the first (and only) self-ligating system of treatment. Its designed to give us incredible 3D control of your developing smile, and that level of control also means we can do more for your smile in less than than other systems. Its great, and we honestly have yet to see another system that gets such incredible results for you!
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Rating 4.2 out of 5 based on 5 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestJason Porter
2 years ago
Avoid, avoid, avoid! This place is nothing more than a money grab. Hamada has very poor bedside manner, and their business model clearly is driven by quota of appointments in a day and not ensuring satisfactory service and results to their patients. After completion of my son's full treatment of braces, they immediately began attempting scheduling l when we could bring him in for the next round of braces. My second son's year and a half treatment path ended with zero results and her giving up on correction, only of course after ensuring receipt of final and full payment. Find another ortho!
MinMins
3 years ago
I recently got my braces not too long ago and I love it here. All the staff that you as if your their children and I always feel so cared for. The braces are doing wonderfully and I love how small and cozy this location is- it truly feels like a home.
Suneeta Ganji
3 years ago
Unfortunately, I had a traumatic experience with Dr. Hamada and I hope others can learn from my mistakes. I went to see Dr. Hamada when I was in my mid-20s to get a retainer because I imagined that my teeth were slanting out slightly on the left side and I thought a retainer could reset them. I never intended to get braces. I always received compliments on my smile and made the mistake of thinking I could make it look more perfect. Dr. Hamada looked at me and said "You need braces" and recommended I shave all of my teeth or get extractions of my second premolars. I remember her exact words: "Your smile will not look that different, but will look better." Over the next two months, I started to convince myself that she was right and I eventually decided to proceed with braces and get the extractions. I didn't want to shave my teeth bc it would create gaps. I told her I was nervous about getting braces at my age and was starting graduate school and her response was "Your nose will be in a book all the time and nobody will notice." She clearly did not care about what was in my best interest. Since completing treatment with her, my once wide smile has narrowed, I have gaps between all of my teeth, including my front two teeth, bc the teeth she extracted created a lot of space in my mouth, My tongue feels trapped and pushes against my front teeth. I have gum recession and bone loss due to the gaps she left between molars causing my teeth to cave in, and the upper and lower teeth don't align. My face has flattened and my cheeks are sunken in. I have food constantly stuck in between my molars, and I have to floss after eating anything. She caused erosion of my upper teeth because they rubbed against the brackets. She said this was my fault because I didn't wear my rubber bands enough, but you don't wear rubber bands while eating and my teeth would brush up against the brackets when I ate. Dr. Hamada didn't warn me about any of these issues before I made my decision. She may it seem like it was no big deal. I don't understand how she thought I would be better off taking on the risks and long term problems that come with gaps from extractions. If I was her family member, I don't think she would have inflicted this on them, but she was okay with putting me through surgery and treatment when I didn't need it. I got a second opinion from two other orthodontists and a periodontist. All of them looked at my records and said the exact same thing, unequivocally, that she should Not have extracted my teeth and that I didn't have orthodontic problems. Imagine how that feels to know that three specialists could not find one reason to justify what she did. At the time I saw her, I suspect Dr. H needed the business. She and her staff didn't warn me that she was going to cut back to one day per week at her clinic right after I got the brackets placed. I could never see her on that day so I had to drive an extra 30 min to see her elsewhere. I was very naive at the time and didn't think an experienced orthodontist could convince you to get treatment you didn't need and do so much harm. I trusted her and I realize now that she did something very unethical. If she had any hesitation about the treatment plan, she had many opportunities to correct the course before I got the extractions, but she was silent each time I saw her. It seemed like she thought she could just fix her mistakes without me knowing or just make my smile look ok enough and I would just be fine with that. She never thought about what was in my best interest or how this would affect me. I think Dr. Hamada is the type of provider who doesn't communicate with you if something is going wrong, but you can still sense it at the time. I remember early on after the teeth were removed, I had a feeling like she didn't seem very confident with what she was doing, but I didn't say anything. I'm not a litigious person and I think the most healing thing is to prevent other people from making the same mistakes I did.
MinMins
4 years ago
I recently got my braces not too long ago and I love it here. All the staff that you as if your their children and I always feel so cared for. The braces are doing wonderfully and I love how small and cozy this location is- it truly feels like a home.
Suneeta Ganji
4 years ago
Unfortunately, I had a traumatic experience with Dr. Hamada and I hope others can learn from my mistakes. I went to see Dr. Hamada when I was in my mid-20s to get a retainer because I imagined that my teeth were slanting out slightly on the left side and I thought a retainer could reset them. I never intended to get braces. I always received compliments on my smile and made the mistake of thinking I could make it look more perfect. Dr. Hamada looked at me and said "You need braces" and recommended I shave all of my teeth or get extractions of my second premolars. I remember her exact words: "Your smile will not look that different, but will look better." Over the next two months, I started to convince myself that she was right and I eventually decided to proceed with braces and get the extractions. I didn't want to shave my teeth bc it would create gaps. I told her I was nervous about getting braces at my age and was starting graduate school and her response was "Your nose will be in a book all the time and nobody will notice." She clearly did not care about what was in my best interest. Since completing treatment with her, my once wide smile has narrowed, I have gaps between all of my teeth, including my front two teeth, bc the teeth she extracted created a lot of space in my mouth, My tongue feels trapped and pushes against my front teeth. I have gum recession and bone loss due to the gaps she left between molars causing my teeth to cave in, and the upper and lower teeth don't align. My face has flattened and my cheeks are sunken in. I have food constantly stuck in between my molars, and I have to floss after eating anything. She caused erosion of my upper teeth because they rubbed against the brackets. She said this was my fault because I didn't wear my rubber bands enough, but you don't wear rubber bands while eating and my teeth would brush up against the brackets when I ate. Dr. Hamada didn't warn me about any of these issues before I made my decision. She may it seem like it was no big deal. I don't understand how she thought I would be better off taking on the risks and long term problems that come with gaps from extractions. If I was her family member, I don't think she would have inflicted this on them, but she was okay with putting me through surgery and treatment when I didn't need it. I got a second opinion from two other orthodontists and a periodontist. All of them looked at my records and said the exact same thing, unequivocally, that she should Not have extracted my teeth and that I didn't have orthodontic problems. Imagine how that feels to know that three specialists could not find one reason to justify what she did. At the time I saw her, I suspect Dr. H needed the business. She and her staff didn't warn me that she was going to cut back to one day per week at her clinic right after I got the brackets placed. I could never see her on that day so I had to drive an extra 30 min to see her elsewhere. I was very naive at the time and didn't think an experienced orthodontist could convince you to get treatment you didn't need and do so much harm. I trusted her and I realize now that she did something very unethical. If she had any hesitation about the treatment plan, she had many opportunities to correct the course before I got the extractions, but she was silent each time I saw her. It seemed like she thought she could just fix her mistakes without me knowing or just make my smile look ok enough and I would just be fine with that. She never thought about what was in my best interest or how this would affect me. I think Dr. Hamada is the type of provider who doesn't communicate with you if something is going wrong, but you can still sense it at the time. I remember early on after the teeth were removed, I had a feeling like she didn't seem very confident with what she was doing, but I didn't say anything. I'm not a litigious person and I think the most healing thing is to prevent other people from making the same mistakes I did.
Courtnie Heltz
6 years ago
I am so glad I found Dr Hamada. They do amazing work!!!
Courtnie Heltz
6 years ago
I am so glad I found Dr Hamada. They do amazing work!!!
Teresa Rubenstein
7 years ago
they're great! I love Dr. Hamada's orthodontics, everyone who works there is so sweet and you feel right at home. I'm so happy I went there to get my brace's done now my teeth look amazing!!!!! wanted braces my whole life and I finally got them now I can walk around with a big smile on my face thanks to Dr. Hamada<3
Teresa Rubenstein
8 years ago
they're great! I love Dr. Hamada's orthodontics, everyone who works there is so sweet and you feel right at home. I'm so happy I went there to get my brace's done now my teeth look amazing!!!!! wanted braces my whole life and I finally got them now I can walk around with a big smile on my face thanks to Dr. Hamada<3
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