DR TIM SHORT VERSION: From Venice, Louisianas Bayous, First generation college student LSU Dental Graduate 2 sons (Thomas & Tate), Board Certified Orthodontic specialist since 2013, Funny, Fun, Overly considerate of others person generally. Just ask around. You know good people when you spend time with them.

His success story started when he was born into a small fishing village at the very tip of the Mississippi River name Venice, Louisiana. The son of a commercial fisherman, he spent his childhood on boats immersed outdoors in the vast delta estuary where annually catching and skinning 250-300 alligators, catching sheepshead (sometimes 4000+ lbs/day) on cane-poles, trawling, mullet fishing, and shark fishing paid the bills. He also enjoyed your regular childhood activities like hunting, fishing, and playing high school sports.

After thirteen years in the same school building on pilings, his boat rides to the bus stop would eventually come to an end when, as a first-generation college student, he enrolled in Southeastern Louisiana University. To pay his way through school, he took an extremely tough job at a thoroughbred racehorse farm working 17hrs a day, 7 days a week when school was out.

Starting work at 2am each morning, he would professionally gallop thoroughbred racehorses in the dark and break wild babies after sunrise before attending college during the day. Always striving for excellence, he rode some of the fastest and most expensive horses in the business, including Kentucky Derby horses, and was asked to travel to racetracks around the country.

At age 20, he simultaneously started a seafood distribution company called Boudreaux Best which was successful for two years before he decided to focus his time on his next success of getting into dental school.

Believing happiness comes from a holistic approach to life is seen in some of his past activities like; coaching little league baseball teams, mission trips to 3rd world countries, volunteering for Boys and Girls Club, American Red Cross, and the Special Olympics along with taking in nine homeless hurricane Katrina victims and helping them return home after. Frequently seen working on the sidelines at New Orleans Saints games and participating in other community events, Dr. Poyadou is someone who you can connect with.

Always striving for excellence, he graduated from LSU School of Dentistry with the highest scores in his dental class on both National tests at LSU. With an eye for esthetic smiles, Dr. Poyadou went on to complete an Orthodontic fellowship before completing two additional years of specialized training in Orthodontics at Jacksonville University.

Dr. Poyadou has presented cases across the country at the American Association of Orthodontists meetings and has also presented clinical research for the Southern Association of Orthodontists. Dr. Poyadou earned national awards by Invisalign technology for his outstanding treatment outcomes with Invisalign patients.

Along with being skilled in the newest technologies and innovations of the specialty, Dr. Poyadou has been a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, American Board of Orthodontics, the Louisiana Dental Association, the Southern Association of Orthodontists, the American Dental Association, and the Orthodontic Vanguard Society. By providing the highest quality treatment using the latest and most comfortable technology in orthodontics, he continues to exceed the expectations of his patients.

Its more important than ever to brush and floss regularly when you have braces, so the teeth and gums are healthy during orthodontic treatment. Patients who do not keep their teeth clean may require more frequent visits to the dentist for a professional cleaning. Adults who have a history of gum disease should also see a periodontist during orthodontic treatment. Watch the two videos below on the proper care of braces during orthodontic treatment.

What can you eat? Lets talk about what you shouldnt eat! For the first day or so, stick to soft foods. Avoid tough meats, hard breads, and raw vegetables. Before long, youll be able to bite a cucumber again. But youll need to protect your orthodontic appliances when you eat for as long as youre wearing braces.

When you get your braces on, you may feel general soreness in your mouth and teeth may be tender to biting pressures for 3 5 days. Take Tylenol or whatever you normally take for headache or discomfort. The lips, cheeks and tongue may also become irritated for one to two weeks as they toughen and become accustomed to the braces. We will supply wax to put on the braces in irritated areas to lessen discomfort.

To successfully complete orthodontic treatment, the patient must work together with the orthodontist. The teeth and jaws can only move toward their corrected positions if the patient consistently wears the rubber bands or other appliances as prescribed. Lack of cooperation following instructions and damaged appliances lengthen the treatment time so please follow instructions.