Adele Douglas Dr Ray and his team are caring and professional. The procedure to implant my new post went smoothly, the only brief pain was the injection of the numbing agent, cant get any better than that! Dr Ray was very good at communicating and very precise in his work.
5 /5
Leon Emond I was very nervous and apprehensive about my implant procedure! The staff was exceptionally professional and put me at ease! Dr, Ray explained everything about the process and he was very personable and is an excellent surgeon! I had absolutely no discomfort! Very satisfied!
5 /5
Patricia Laberge Hathaway Before I found Dr Ray, I had been through 4 other oral surgeons in Vermont over a period of 12+ years, with the last two experiences culminating in bone infections. These unbelievably painful infections were followed by months of intravenous antibiotics. As a result of these bone infections, I also lost 2 additional teeth and a dental bridge during attempts to stop the infections from spreading. The implants and bone grafts didn’t even last a week.
Dr Ray and his staff are extremely knowledgeable and professional. Dr Ray went above and beyond for me by first finding a place where I could be tested to determine if I was still allergic to penicillin. As it turned out, I’m not. Then he researched and clearly explained my options for filling the gaps in my mouth. When it was time to try an implant for one of the teeth I’d lost from my second bone infection, he actually handmade something before the surgery that he could use to precisely guide the insertion of the implant in a place that he had predetermined would have the best odds for a positive outcome. My previous oral surgeons had arrogantly thought they could eyeball where to put the implants during my implant procedures, and I don’t doubt that for most individuals this works for them.
However, my jawline is weird and not normal, and in the case of the last oral surgeon I had before Dr. Ray, I’d already had a previous bone infection originating in the same part of my mouth. This oral surgeon decided while I was in the chair that he was going to do the implant immediately after he did the bone graft. Even after I questioned him about doing both at the same time and reminded him that I’d had a bone infection 3 years earlier in the same part of my mouth, I was ignored. About 5 days later, I had another bone infection and lost another tooth. You never forget the pain from a bone infection, so I was proactive in contacting the infectious disease doctor who had worked with my previous oral surgeon during my first bone infection. This decreased the time for me getting started on the intravenous antibiotics and getting some relief, but the ultimate result was that I had no implant, no bone graft, a lost bridge, and two fewer teeth than I’d had at the start of this ordeal.
Dr, Brad Ray is not arrogant, and he listens to his patients. Both Dr. Ray and his staff sincerely care about the wellbeing of patients and their individual needs. The most surprising experience I had with both of the implants I had completed by Dr Ray was that post surgery I experienced literally NO pain even though some initial pain is expected with any implant. I attribute this to all of the extensive preparations and skillful procedures that Dr.Ray utilized for both of the implants and the bone grafts I had completed by him.
I sincerely wish I had found Dr Ray 12 years ago. It would have saved me from a lot of intense pain, stress, time, and money. Dr. Ray is well worth the 2-hour drive from my home in Northern Vermont, and I highly recommend him for anyone who ever needs an oral surgeon. He and his entire office team are skilled, kind, and amazing!
5 /5