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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 had a consult with Dr. Ratliff. He was incredibly knowledgeable and kind. The office is also very nice and clean!
- Margaret Bekta
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This place took great care of me when I needed it most. I had a poor experience at another company in Gainesville, but T&R restored the faith that I needed in their practice (specifically Dr. Blumberg and his oral surgeon assistants). I had to get all 4 teeth removed, and I feared it would be a painful process- however, after getting a packet of instructions and plans for the morning of the procedure, my anxiety went away and I felt more than prepared. Dr. Blumberg made it super easy to ask questions via call or text whenever I had issues, such as when I had a metallic taste in my mouth. He wanted to see me ASAP, and it turns out I had an infection in one of my sockets (likely due to my neglect to do the saline rinse- HIGHLY RECOMMEND following their instructions to a T). He saw me immediately and cleared it with no issues. I also saw Dr. Ratliff for my follow up on this cleaning, and he was very professional as well. Though my procedure didn’t go through without a hitch, I know I would be much worse off if I hadn’t gone with this office for my teeth. I had my teeth removed last week and as of today, I’m 99% back to normal. Thank you, Taylor and Ratliff for the amazing work you’ve done - and especially the good bedside manner that my first experience lacked.
- Daphne Grecian
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Dr. Blumberg as well as the staff were wonderful. So appreciative and grateful for the opportunity to have this surgery at this center. 10/10
- darree c
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Taylor was absolutely wonderful to work with! He truly listens to the patient and does everything he possibly can to make them more comfortable. He also has one of the most amazing personalities! If you have been in pain specifically in your jaw and neck, he really knows how to take care of that
- Taylor Murray
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Service was fast staff were amazing and very helpful I would definitely recommend this clinic to friends and family
- Shaterica Wims