Local Kids, Big Smiles: Empower Orthodontics Says Thank You, Livingston Parish!

DENHAM SPRINGS, LA — Livingston Parish, you know how to make the new neighbors feel at home. Our newer Empower Orthodontics office in Denham Springs is growing quickly, and we have this community to thank. To the families trusting us with their smiles and the neighbors spreading the word: thank you. You are helping us put down roots, one smile at a time.

Across our practice so far in 2026, Empower Orthodontics has started approximately $116,000 in free orthodontic treatment for local children through America Smiles. That total represents complete treatment plans begun this year, including care that will continue in the years ahead.

Dr. Timothy “Dr. Tim” Poyadou has been doing this work since 2015. Through America Smiles, we help children in foster care and children who have lost a parent in service, including military members, firefighters, and law enforcement officers. These are children in the communities we serve, and we want them to have people in their corner.

They become part of our Empower family

When you see a child regularly for roughly two years, you get to know far more than their teeth. You get to know their personality, what matters to them, and the people cheering them on. We listen, laugh together, celebrate progress, and keep showing up. Those familiar faces become part of our Empower family. Every child deserves to walk into a room and know people are happy to see them.

The commitment includes approximately two years of active braces treatment, followed by a year of retention follow-up, sometimes longer depending on the child’s needs. That care is completely free through America Smiles. The braces come off; the cheering section sticks around.

We also treat children through Fostering Hope Louisiana, which helps foster youth access orthodontic care. A big thank-you to the caregivers and community partners helping these children along the way.

Getting to know Livingston Parish

Dr. Tim recently attended his first football game at Walker High School. Apparently, getting to know the neighbors comes with a marching band. We’re in.

Our Denham Springs office welcomes families from Walker and throughout Livingston Parish, along with neighbors from Baton Rouge. We currently see patients here one day per week at 1234 Del Este Ave., Suite 101, Denham Springs, LA 70726. Call or text 225-254-1289 for appointment availability.

Our Covington office also received 2026 Silver Best Orthodontics recognition in Best of St. Tammany. We are grateful for that support and excited to keep building relationships here in Livingston Parish.

Local schools, foster-family organizations, nonprofits, and fellow Chamber members: we would love to get involved. Explore our community involvement and contact the Empower team about a local project or America Smiles participation.

Thank you for giving us so much to smile about, Livingston Parish. We’re just getting acquainted, and we already like the company.