You will receive friendly, caring treatment at Oxmoor Valley Orthodontics from our entire team. Dr. Sema and our team will take the time to listen to your concerns and answer any questions that you may have.

Dr. Sema is a highly trained and experienced orthodontist, having earned her Masters degree in orthodontics at UAB. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. She continues her studies through yearly continuing education and she remains very active in her local and regional dental and orthodontic societies.

Our office is located in what was previously the North Birmingham Train Depot. It was built in the 1870s and operated at the corner of 29th Street and 29th Avenue. It was moved to our current location 30 years ago and was restored by George and June Ritchey for their Interior Design business. The office still has the feel of an old train depot and is decorated with fun train memorabilia. We have lots of entertaining things for children to do while theyre here, including PlayStation and Xbox, regular contests and fun games. We even have freshly baked cookies and drinks.

Dr. Sema is active in her local community. She is a member of Homewood Rotary Club and the Homewood Chamber of Commerce. She is also honored to serve on the Safe and Healthy Homewood Coalition, which is an organization dedicated to helping children and all members of the community remain drug and alcohol free. She provides treatment to families in need through organizations such as Smiles Change Lives and other local organizations.

Dr. Sema is a graduate of Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama. She received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry in 1994. She remained there to complete a year of Advanced Education in General Dentistry before entering the masters program in orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, which she completed in 1998.

Dr. Sema has been awarded a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics another example of her continued pursuit of excellence in her practice of orthodontics. She completes more than the required continuing education each year in order to keep fully up-to-date in her profession. She is certified as a Preferred Provider for Invisalign and Invisalign Teen and is also trained in systems including Damon Braces and Insignia Advanced Smile Design.

Dr. Sema is a member of the Rotary Club of Homewood and Chamber of Commerce. She also serves on the Safe and Healthy Homewood Coalition, which is an organization dedicated to helping children and all members of the community remain drug and alcohol free.

Dr. Andrew Havron attended Auburn University where he was a member of the Auburn University Marching and Symphonic Bands. He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelors degree in Biomedical Sciences in 2009. He received his Doctorate of Dental Medicine (DMD) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2013. He then completed his Master of Science degree and residency training in orthodontics in 2016 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, one of the top ranked and oldest residency programs in the country.

As a demonstration of his pursuit of continued excellence in orthodontics, Dr. Havron completed the requirements to become board certified, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodonticsa distinction held by only 1 in 3 orthodontists. He is also a member of the Alabama Association of Orthodontists, the Southern Association of Orthodontists, the American Association of Orthodontists, as well as the American Dental Association, the Alabama Dental Association and the Greater Birmingham District Dental Society.

Donna has been with our practice for five wonderful years! She has been in orthodontics for 18 years and worked in general dentistry before that. She loves spending time with her husband of 38 years and their three wonderful daughters and six beautiful grandchildren. They enjoy going to the mountains, watching movies, and game nights together.

Susan has been with Oxmoor Valley Orthodontics for almost two years and has 17 years of office experience. Shes married to a data scientist and has one daughter who is in graduate school studying speech-language pathology. She enjoys just about anything outdoors, growing vegetables, theatre, and a tasty taco Thursday with friends. She, also, has been known to wear mouse ears while visiting Disney World. One of her dreams is to camp in Dry Tortugas National Park.

Heather has been helping us make beautiful smiles at OVO for over four years. She loves making us laugh and scaring us way more than she should. Heather enjoys fishing, creating art with wood, going to the beach, and having fun with her family and friends.

Tawanna (you can call her T) has been with us at OVO for nearly six years. She enjoys sports, crossword puzzles, being outdoors and hanging with family and friends. T has a soft spot for our youth and believes in helping them to better our future. T also is active in other community service, especially Pathways and Jessies Place.

Karen and Dr. Sema have worked together for over 22 years! Karen has been in orthodontics for nearly 34 years! Karen is the best lab tech in the world and its no secret in Birmingham. She has her own orthodontic lab business and helps a lot of orthodontists in the Birmingham metro area. As busy as she is, Karen still makes time to help us take care of our patients in the office. Karen loves the beach, hunting, and spending time with her husband, children, and grandchildren.

Tabatha (you can call her Tab) has been with OVO for almost one year and in ortho for nearly 15 years. Tab is newly married and loves doing anything with her husband and their two beautiful dogs. She also loves the beach, photography and any kind of crafts. Tab has a special place in her heart for all of our patients but really enjoys our patients who need a little extra love and care

Heather ( we call her Fox) has been in orthodontics for nearly 25 years, sans a break to finish her Bachelors degree in Art at the University of Montevallo. She has a passion for her patients to have a beautiful smile, since she went through extensive orthodontic treatment as a child. She enjoys kayaking, creating art from metal and wood, and almost any activity outdoors! She is acitve in her Church along with her husband and three children.

Kaylinn has been an orthodontic assistant for 3 years. She enjoys spending her free time with her family and friends. Kaylinn's hobbies include riding motorcycles and going to Smith lake with her husband and also rooting for the Auburn Tigers. Although Kaylinn doesn't have any children yet, she has plenty of fur babies to love on.