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In the summer of 1960, Dr. John L. Coker, Jr., having been in practice in Jacksonville for one year following his residency in Oral Surgery in Philadelphia, moved to Gainesville to set up practice. At that time, there were no dental specialists in Oral Surgery in the Gainesville area, and he was received with some trepidation as the local dentists had been doing most of their own surgery. They would have referred difficult cases to Jacksonville. Because of that, Dr. Coker felt there was a need for a good oral surgeon in Gainesville, Florida, and he was certainly ready to fill that need with great capability.
He practiced alone for 12 years until Dr. Randall B. Caton joined his practice in July of 1972. Drs. Coker and Caton practiced together for 11 years until Dr. Coker’s retirement in 1983. Just prior to his retirement, Dr. Cesar Keathley, a graduate at the University of Florida and Oral Surgery Residency at the University of Virginia in Richmond, joined the practice for one year. He left to open his practice in Clearwater, Florida. After being in solo practice for a number of years after that, Dr. Caton was joined by Dr. Robert Fox in 1989. Dr. Fox left to create his own practice in 1992. Dr. Caton practiced alone, opening a new office in the Crown Pointe office complex in 1996. In 1998, Dr. Glenn N. Taylor, Jr. (best known as JR) joined Randy Caton in the practice of surgery. Dr. Taylor brought a wealth of knowledge and experience from his very wonderful training at the University of Florida College of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. In the late ’70s and early ’80s, the name of the specialty was changed from Oral Surgery to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. This name change better describes the scope of our practice which includes the entire upper and lower jaw regions, jaw joints, and sinuses.
JR and Randy have been privileged to be partners together since 1998 and have been blessed to bring Oral Surgery services to the Gainesville and surrounding areas.
Taylor & Ratliff Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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I am very blessed to have found Dr. Taylor, if it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't be here today! Words can't explain how grateful my husband and I are to Dr. Taylor, he is the best. Thank You Dr. Taylor for all you have done for me!!!
- Wanda Kincaide
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My family has used Caton & Taylor for many years. Today I had all four wisdom teeth extracted by Dr Taylor, it's been almost 10 hours after the procedure, I have no pain and minimal bleeding. I would highly recommend Dr Taylor and his staff to anyone in need of oral surgery!
- Kamryn Underhill
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- Mary Nutter
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Dr. Taylor and his staff deserve all 5 of these stars!!!! They go above and beyond to help you with dental needs that may seem difficult to other surgeons. They are very thorough, friendly, and informative. Dr.Taylor has made my entire experience pleasant. He has removed two of my adult canines that were impacted in my pallet. What I thought would be a very invasive and scary surgery was very easy for me, and done in under an hour. He made me feel at ease from the very first consultation. Dr. Taylor and staff are wonderful and will not disappoint!!
- Leeann Carey
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I went in for a wisdom tooth extraction and everyone was very pleasant and professional. I was not sure what to expect as I have never had a major surgery before, not once was I made to feel uncomfortable or uneasy about the procedure. Dr. Ratliff was nice and professional, he and his staff were quick to get the procedure done and with no pain. I highly recommend this team to anyone who needs tooth extraction.
- K Chisholm