5 /5 Mike Mouri: Dr. Rex Painter has both dental & medical degrees & is excellent in both professional fields. When I discovered I needed a dental implant, I researched to find the best dentist who could do it at a reasonable price fitting my busy schedule & called him for a consultation. He answered all my questions so I made an appointment & flew all the way from Hawaii to Florida for my oral surgical care at the end of January. He has the latest cone beam CT scanner & dental equipment. The receptionist/office manager Ann Marie greeted me, efficiently recorded all my information & arranged for my pain medicine prescription to be waiting for me at a local pharmacy after the surgery. One of his assistants Barbara took me back to the CT scanner where another dental assistant Esmeralda operated the machine & took my high tech x-rays. His dental hygienist Francine checked with me & inquired about my last cleaning & fluoride treatment. Esmeralda escorted me to the dental bay where I met Dr. Painter who explained everything in great detail & showed me the x-rays. He immediately commenced the surgery & the implant was inserted in 5 minutes after a local anaesthetic numbed up the gums overlying the bone. It was entirely painless for me which I know is not a typical patient reaction because I also perform dental implants at my part-time dental practice in Honolulu. It indicates that Dr. Painter has the same experience doing dental implants as oromaxillofacial surgeons & he has performed 12,000 more dental implants than me. I never had to use the prescription pain pills & only took one ibuprofen after the surgery.
I am so impressed by the care from Dr. Painter & his staff that I will return to have him complete the process & place a crown on the implant. I am also transferring all my dental care to him & will see him at his First City Dental Office in St. Augustine for routine dental care later this month. His staff informed me that he treats many other dentists & physicians in his two offices & his reputation is well deserved. So please take my advice as an ER physician and general dentist who also does dental implants, Dr. Rex Painter is the BEST doctor & surgeon & Floridians are so lucky to have him living & working there, When you make your appointment with Ann Marie, please tell her that Dr. Mike referred you!
