EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 333-02792, Form S-8 No. 333-112459, Form S-4 No. 333-05977, Form
S-4 No. 333-42655, Form S-3 No. 333-02746, and Form S-3 No. 333-67054) of
Orthodontic Centers of America, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses of our
report dated March 15, 2004, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements and schedule of Orthodontic Centers of America, Inc. included in this
Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2003.

                              /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana
March 15, 2004