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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 to have a tooth removed that could not be saved and this practice was recommended to me. What a blessing to have found Dr. Ratliff and his staff.
- Portia Rudolph
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This place deserves 10 stars. The whole team are very professional and compassionate. I had to have emergency surgery to have all 4 of my wisdom teeth taken out and Dr. Taylor and his team took the absolute best care of me. I was very nervous and they made sure every question I had was answered and went through the whole procedure with me. So very fortunate to have been able to be seen by them!!!
- brinslee crews
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Dr. Ratliff and his staff worked me in on short notice. The whole experience was safe, personable and efficient.
- Douglas Wooley
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5/14/2020 Update I have now had (2) separate procedures done by Dr. Ratliff. This office is the best in Gainesville. Professional, quick and simply amazing. If you needing an surgeon or just a consult. They are the best. Thank you for everything!!!
- David Essex
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Dr. Ratliff is wonderful! What a calming, pleasant experience. And I absolutely have major anxiety when it comes to the dentist of any kind. Much less an oral surgeon. First of all his staff is awesome. So nice and kind and calming. The office itself is a place I'd like to go hang out even if I wasn't having oral surgery. The bird feeders outside the windows are a big plus. You can sit and watch all kinds of wildlife. The art work just inside his lobby is so very interesting. The rooms are all painted neutral calming colors. I really think Dr. Ratliff cares about each and every one of his patients. He and his staff were a blessing to me. I'm definitely going back and I'm going to recommend him to everyone. Thank you Dr. Ratliff and staff. Lacy you were so nice. So glad that my dentist recommended you.
- Paula M