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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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Dr. Blumberg and staff are great and very thorough.
- Steve
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I never ever write reviews but I can’t recommend enough Dr Taylor and his team. They solved a problem that was caused somewhere else, and took great care as it was theirs. Hopefully I don’t need to come back soon but if I do they will be my dentists if choice! Great job! And great people
- LuÃs Henrique LuÃs
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From beginning to end, the entire team was on top of everything. From the consultation to the procedure, they were professional, courteous, and made me feel calm and comfortable because of their knowledge and confidence. Dr. Spencer Blumberg even called me later that day to check on how I was recovering after having my wisdom teeth removed. That level of care meant a lot and speaks volumes about the practice. I highly recommend them.
- Presley McKinley
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- Ayda Gibson
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Outstanding experience. Dr. Blumberg and his staff took phenomenal care of me - I'm an adult and finally got my wisdom teeth out, and my regular dentist referred me to Blumberg. Really fantastic way of interacting with the patient - clear, informative, honest about risks, and clearly competent and confident. Operation went great, pre-op and post-op instructions were clear. Both post-op followups were great as well. It's a nice building, easy to get in and out from the road. Clean and inviting waiting room, and a coffee station inside. Hard recommend! 😀😀😀
- Sean Millman