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.