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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 have the absolute worst anxiety about dentists in general. My tooth was broken for years. I sent a request for an appointment at 3am via the website and was seen less that 12 hours later. Dr. Ratliff’s bedside manner was second to none. The staff were welcoming, accommodating, and compassionate. I wouldn’t hesitate to return if I need oral surgery in the future
- Racheal Hoffmann
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Dr. Taylor and staff are wonderful. They explain the whole process in terms I can understand.
- Sharon Hager
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- Sheri Crews
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GREAT STAFF & Doctors!!!!! Having wisdom teeth pulled is no fun, but this team does a wonderful job!!!!! Very little bruising or swelling the day after! The DOT ALL THE I’S and CROSS ALL THE T’S!
- Cynthia Cox
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Dr Blumberg extracted an extremely difficult back tooth of mine and did a fantastic job! More surprisingly, I haven’t had to take any pain medication since the extraction. That’s a first for me. Can not say enough good things about him. Extremely cordial and informative. Thank you Sir!
- Eric Strombeck