Independent Public Accountants

Ernst & Young LLP
New Orleans, LA

Transfer Agent & Shareholder Services
EquiServe Trust Company N.A.
Jersey City, NJ
ph: (201) 324-1225
www.equiserve.com

Legal Counsel
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis,
A Professional Limited Liability Company
Nashville, TN

Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of shareholders of Orthodontic Centers of America, Inc.
will be held on:
Friday, May 17, 2002
at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time)
Doubletree Hotel Lakeside
Metairie, LA


Corporate Headquarters Office
3850 North Causeway Blvd.
Suite 800
Metairie, LA 70002
ph: (504) 834-4392
fax: (504) 834-3663
toll free: (866) 765-8583

Additional Information
Upon written request, we will furnish shareholders, without charge, copies of quarterly information, additional copies of this annual report and copies of our Form 10-K (without exhibits) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. Additional information is also available on our Web site
http://www.4braces.com.

Requests should be directed to:
Cory B. Armand
Vice President of Investor Relations
3850 North Causeway Blvd., Suite 800
Metairie, LA 70002
ph: (866) 765-8583
fax: (504) 620-3400