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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated March 27, 2000, in the Registration Statement (Form
S-3) and related Prospectus of Orthodontic Centers of America, Inc. for the
registration of 4,396,105 shares of its common stock. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 27, 2000, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Orthodontic Centers of
America, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) 1999 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 6, 2000
