This doctor is just about the biggest jerk. I think I've ever come across. Had to have a tooth extracted. He walked in the room, extremely annoyed that my dentist had not sent over the x-rays in time so he told me that they had 15 minutes to get the x-rays over otherwise if I wanted the tooth extracted today (as opposed to going thru the weekend in pain) I would have to pay $100 for x-rays with him...because he had a plane to catch and did not have time to wait. Then he jabs the Novacaine in my mouth during the procedure with a gentleness of a mountain gorilla. He spent about two seconds trying to pull the tooth out normally and then decided to use his jackhammer to break the tooth apart even though that's going to be hard to recovery for me. Top it off he was in so much of a hurry to get to the airport for whatever flight he was taking out that he forgot to call in the painkiller to my pharmacy prior to leaving. Hoping and praying that Advil will be enough Complete jerk! there's got to be someone better to go to. Take my advice and call around! read more

I called the office this morning in reference to a referral from the Veteran's Affairs office. The lady who answered the phone treated the call as if I was an inconvenience. Did not seem interested in researching questions that I asked. I will be taking my business elsewhere . read more

NEVER!!!! come to this office Mr gesek is a complete tool he lied saying he couldn't use more numbing while my fiance was sobbing in pain and he yelled and berated her while drilling into her wisdom teeth without even numbing I was on the phone with her for the entire appointment and heard every word Mr gesek needs to be fired immediately we want to take legal action against him pls share your horror stories from him here pls make sure no one has to go through the trauma and horror of being a patient or Mr gesek he also left her open bleeding mid operation to go on surgery on another patient because he was fed up with her pain and and suffering read more

Terrible service this place does not care for the patient, even after asking to stop multiple times mrs. Gesek did not. This is a terrible person many hours after my 10yr old daughter is still crying in pain. DO NOT GO HERE!!! read more

Follow up, the novacane wore off @4:30pm and I didn't get my pain medicine prescription until 6:30 THE NEXT EVENING I suffered the pain of 3 extractions for nearly 30 hours before I got relief. The office said the sent it was in to the pharmacy and the pharmacy said the never received it read more

This place needs to be shut down immediately, very unprofessional!! The "doctor" is never there he's always out on a family emergency or they say they are short staffed!! When he doesn't want to service you he has his staff to keep rescheduling your appointment,Was referred here by my dentist office to get my sons tooth pulled they rescheduled him twice the second time without notice then say the next available appt is in September. Back in January I was done the same way they kept rescheduling me until I just gave up. I feel so sorry for the african american girl that they have at the front window that has to take all the heat from the patients that they cannot accommodate because she was really sweet they are really setting her up read more

AVOID THIS PLACE! I wish I had listened to the other reviews warning me but unfortunately, I took my daughter to have a tooth removed here and Dr. Gesik decided to add a bracket on a tooth before she even got her braces on. He then proceeded to blame me for doing something that was not on the referral form given to his office and stated that he cannot do the surgery to fix it either!!! Dr. Gesik is probably one of the worst oral surgeons I have ever seen. He is so rude, cold and unfriendly, and just makes you feel like you are bothering him with even being in his office. I'm not sure why they are even taking patients anymore because he isn't doing surgery due to him not being able to stand. As I stated before, avoid this place! read more

I have been using Dr. Gesek since I moved to Jacksonville 20 years ago and his technique is excellent. He doesn't always have the best bedside manner, but he can get a tooth out quicker than I've ever seen any other oral surgeon do it (and I worked in dentistry for over a decade. When you are in a lot of pain with a tooth, bedside manner really doesn't matter all that much.... You just want that tooth out as quickly as possible. The office staff and assistants at the Riverside office are great. The front off staff are all sweet and the assistants do have a great bedside manner. I've been to his office in Orange Park once and I won't return there because the front office staff and assistants are rather rude. So, go to the Riverside office! If you're in pain, they can generally work you in the same day you call. read more

Imray and Gesek DMD - Oral Surgeons Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

I had the worst experience ever at this office. I arrived 20 minutes early for my appointment. After sitting an hour after my scheduled appointment I went to the window to ask if I should reschedule. Next the sweetest lady came out and convinced me to stay since I was there for a consultatio. I waited in the room for about 5-7 minutes for the dentist to come in and literally look in my mouth for 2 seconds! WOW! Then it was some miscommunication about charges and I decided to leave. I would not recommend this business or will I return. Note to the office: PLEASE get it together. Let's not forgot the fact that I was in tears while waiting due to the pain and discomfort. I hope no one else experiences this. read more

From start to finish the quality of professional care was top shelf ! Every time I have used this oral surgeon and staff I'm reminded what health care use to be in the USA. From calling for emergent apt, filling the needed paperwork out, and the post op teaching the supporting staff were well versed on providing great hands on care. All my questions were answered and printed post op care was reviewed prior to my next post op apt. I Never had any issues with my insurance or payments with the office staff. I highly recommend Dr. Gesek and staff. Thanks to a well run team! read more

Dr. Gesek is a man of great ability and compassion. He handled a difficult molar extraction for me like it was nothing. I'm healing up great, and he made the entire experience as easy as it could be. Thank God for oral surgeons like this who are there to help us when we suffer. read more

0 Star. I had a quick surgery done with Dr. Gesek in August of 2020 and it was a terrifying experience. It was painful and beyond scary, I cried the entire time. And to top it off he did the surgery so quickly and sloppily that I could not get a biopsy on my cyst and he also left part of the cyst in my face and it grew back! Which caused me to go through a year plus of wondering and figuring out that I had a new cyst and that led to a 2nd surgery with a new doctor who said the 2nd surgery was only because Dr. Gesek didn't get the entire cyst out the first time! What a waste of my time and money! DO NOT GO HERE! read more

While Dr.Gesek did a wonderful Job, (so Far) I have to say the communication of the workers are a bit negligent. Prior to actually having my wis teeth pulled there was a lot of lack of communication when It came to the practice. To be exact , my prior appt taking X rays they told me on the day of surgery that I'd be put to sleep, and that an Rx order would be sent to my requested pharmacy so that I would be a bit sedated/not in pain the day of surgery (they never specified what meds to be exact & I filled out all the details in the paperwork that exact day before Appt ). On the morning I had wisdom teeth pulled however, I wasn't put under but was given anesthesia & after my surgery had to wait 24hrs, YESS 24 HOURS in Pain and all for my prescription to be ready at another Pharmacy because my local pharmacy had the meds I needed on Back order . If you consider this office be advised of the lack of communication post care and Negligence that you may receive. read more

Got my wisdom teeth removed on June 11th as i was signing the papers it said i would be receiving both anesthesia and nitrous however after sitting in the chair for 45 minutes to an hour just waiting on the doctor half the numbing agents were already wearing off and the first thing he says is that "we aren't doing anesthesia". Didn't even ask me if i wanted it or not he just chose to do it to get me out faster, however because of this i felt basically everything even my teeth getting ripped out and when i was verbally telling him that i was in pain and could feel it he disregarded and started getting annoyed and more aggressive with how he was removing my teeth. In my opinion i should not have been shaking uncontrollably and crying from pain in the middle of the procedure. This was the most traumatic thing i've ever experienced in my life and i believe he should have his license revoked. Not only that they were aware that i had an hour drive back home and i received absolutely no pain medication whatsoever. Also, the fact that they went out and told my mom that i "did good" and was "perfectly fine" is crazy because why would yall lie abt the pain and trauma that yall forced me to go through. I don't suggest anyone ever going her because absolutely no one there cares abt their job or their patients and all they want is your money read more

I went for a simple wisdom tooth extraction, everything seemed to be good. Until a week later when I start having severe pain and a piece cutting my cheeks and tongue. I called for a post op. I get to the office and wel they are closed the dr won't be there for 3 days. No call no we can send you to our other office. So I call my dentist and he gave the office a call for me. They told me to come back up and someone will help me. So the office manger decides to send a technician to look in my mouth. She doesn't get anything out and wants me to come back 3 days. ( not like I'm in pain or anything ) still in pain and still have a huge piece I can't get too. I don't have much to say about this place. Besides I feel like I got robbed for my money. read more

Imray and Gesek DMD - Tooth that was left in my mouth after extraction - Oral Surgeons Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

Dr. Gesek was friendly and so were the rest of his staff. The procedure was fairly quick which I liked. I only had to wait an hour to be called to the back. Insurance paid most of the bill so I'm glad about that. I'll most likely go back to his office to get another tooth pulled. I appreciated the escort to my vehicle by the friendly nurse aid. Overall good experience and the pain afterward is minimal since I took some ibuprofen. read more

Had to drive over 2 hours to get to the office, spent 5 minutes in the chair with the doctor getting frustrated with the computer then told me the paperwork had to get approved by insurance, then the office would call me, they didn't. I called them and got an appointment in March of this year, about 2 weeks later this office called me to cancel the appointment since they have no provider to provide the service??? read more

I had a tooth pulled by Dr. Gesek and could not have been any happier with my experience. The assistants and the office workers were all friendly and professional. Dr. Gesek removed my tooth without any pain. His office followed up with me later on that night to see how I was feeling. I would highly recommend. read more

They were able to work with me regarding my EOB. Very thankful. I had a lot of doubts after getting the EOB, but they we're able to help. read more

zero stars on this one he's captain cancellation dr gesek. either he spends too much time golfing or somewhere gambling ..i don't know but he's never in the office !! my son's simple baby tooth extraction has been rescheduled four times since last fall once within hours notice! if you have a ton of money go to gesek.. he'll gladly take it from you but if you're poor he will make sure that he does not have to touch you and your icky medicaid germs! never have i met a more unprofessional uncaring staff in my life they blame each other for their issues they blame the computer they blame each other. when the blame lies on the fact that they just all suck. do yourself a favor and find a surgeon that actually has time for people that make less than six figures. read more

I had an infection got my tooth pulled, it was infected in my jaw pain from temple to collarbone and extreme swelling! I asked for antibiotics 7 times they said no... finally I went in the 8th time again and they said back so soon? Did the antibiotics not take the pain away? Like OMG YOU NEVER EVEN GAVE ME THEM AND REFUSED ME 7 times!!!!! LIVID they should be sued for malpractice! Go anywhere but here for the love of all things holy and good! read more

Had a tooth extracted it was quick and easy doc set me up well with antibiotics and for pain. Quick second check up to make sure everything was okay and offered to take care of wisdom teeth in a few months if needed read more

I walked in asking for a consult about getting wisdom teeth extracted. One of which was impacted. They were willing to work me in within a few hours. I turned down that offer, I came back the next week at a better time. During my consult Dr. Gesek and the staff were very kind, helpful, and patient when it came to my million and one questions. They helped me make a decision about anesthesia and all the questions I had about it. Soon all of my worries were gone. I am a fairly over weight woman and I was told I would not able to be put completely asleep. Instead I was told I can choose a "Twilight Sleep." It is when the body is suppressed and the mind is completely awake. You feel no feeling at all. You can talk to the doctor and know everything that is going on but at the same time you are completely relaxed. It was an amazing experience. The day of the surgery (April 14) I was brought to the room where it would all go down. The nurses asked if I had any more questions. And I did. They also confirmed a few things about my health that we went over during the consult. They immediately put the oxygen mask on my face and checked my blood pressure. Then, the doctor came in and started the IV medication that would initiate the Twilight Sleep. Maybe a minute later I felt the medicine taking effect and they began the surgery. I can remember everything about the surgery. At one point, Dr. Gesek did become under pressure a little because he could not see or get to my wisdom tooth, and he got a raised tone with the nurses but they readjusted and it was all okay again. The surgery took all of 15 minutes, I would assume. As soon as the surgery was over, I was immediately taken to the recovery room. I was there ALONE for about 30 minutes or so. I am already a type of person who can not stand to be alone so I was definitely upset. Although, nurses did come and check on me multiple times. When they said they were going to bring my ride into the room, I remember screaming "THANK GOD." lol. I was handed some prescriptions for antibiotics and pain medication and given a list of precautions. Then, escorted out the back door to my car by a lovely gentleman. The recovery was much easier than expected. To begin, I was called by the office later on that same surgery day and asked how I was doing which I thought was really the kindest thing ever! The first day was gravy. I was awake all day, by choice, until that night. I slept just fine with a little pain medication. The third day was probably the worst. By that time, I was at the peak of swelling, jaw stiffness, and pain level. The swelling went down, I would say completely by day 5 and the stiffness was gone by 95% the next day. I went in for my follow up appointment (April 21) and was told they would be giving me a syringe to take home so I could irrigate food out of the surgical sites. They looked inside and I have already completely healed with no way to even tell that I had teeth removed. So I was told I was good to go. I was just happy I could use a straw again. Haha. 10/10 would definitely recommend seeing Dr. Gesek for any tooth extraction. Make sure to follow ALL directions and take the medications EXACTLY as prescribed and everything should be a piece of cake. Lastly, sleep when you can. I was stubborn and didn't sleep much. I regretted it. read more

I went there and checked in. Sit and waited and waited and waited I had been there for an hour so I went to see why and the girl behind the counter said I had more paperwork to fill out. So I got mad and left. Then they called and I blessed them and told them I would leave them I would leave them a bad review. So the doctor got on the phone and said that I needed another appointment witch he could do over the phone. I'll bet he charged my insurance for that. But getting back to the review. He told me he would give a as he said "A Big Discount" well I guess he forgot about me. So hear it is over a week later and not a word. So good luck with everything. read more

Wife had out patient surgery today and when leaving the office staff called in her antibiotic and pain medication. An hour later when she gets to cvs pharmacy theres no record of it. After an hour and 3 phone calls to the office she goes home. 4 hours later on her way to work she stops to get her prescription. No record of it. The incompetent staff has called it in to duval station. The other side of town. After being told in the office and 3 more phone calls St. Johns Bluff and Beach. Since its pain medication it can't be transferred. So now my wife is late to work and is in pain and driving 45 minutes out of her way. I hope to God I'm able to go to her follow up because I'll be posting the videos of these idiots!!! Don't know about the doctor but his staff is obviously incompetent. See you idiots on Monday can't wait!!!! read more

I Went for my consultation for implants . I was wearing a mask and came alone as directed. The entrance was packed elbow to elbow w folks not wearing masks and they had children with them. Very unorganized and not following social distancing or mask rules. I did not feel safe from the other people who were waiting because they might pass on that virus. I am not going back due to lack of safety from the Corona virus. read more

**Update** Today is day 7 business days since I have sent over my paperwork to be filled out by Dr.Gesek. I follow up with them 1st thing this morning and spoke with Joy at 8:43am, she stated that Brittany the office manager wasn't in today to have the form filled out I was told that I was going to receive a call back and my forms filled out by Brittany on Friday NEVER received it. Originally I was told by Julian that it will be completed in the next 3-5 days apparently as of Thursday the 16th Julian no longer is with the company but it's well over that. Call back spoke with Joy this morning and I again explained myself for the 15th time what I needed for my employer. She had the audacity to say well your talking to me now. 1st and foremost what other way am I to communicate with your company besides the phone. 2nd are you the doctor that is treating me or a receptionist? 3rd the doctor exact words to me in our last appointment was it will take 3 weeks for you to eat and talk normally again. The career field I'm in requires me to talk very exclusively which at the moment I am unable to do. My mouth still hurts and a portion is still swollen. I was truly appalled by her comment when I have been tirelessly have been told this will get done and it hasn't. She then goes on to say let me talk with the doctor and I will call you back. I said I have been told that over 4 times now and never received one. Am I really going to get a call back? She then proceeds to catch an attitude and starts heavy breathing like I'm bothering her and says yes I will be calling you back and if you do not answer will leave a voice mail. I even informed her I need this information by today. Side note everytime I have been calling and been speaking with Joy since Thursday she has an attitude and soon as I say who I am she said to hold on. Proceed to place me on hold before I can finish what I am saying.Then 12:31pm comes it's been a few hours since I spoke with Joy and no call back I then speak with Ashley and requested to schedule an appointment to come and speak with Dr. Gesek she ask what for. I explained again she then says hold on then says he is on lunch, I left him a voice mail to ask what he would like for me to do. I will give you a call back as soon as a get a response. Again I tell her I keep being told that and NEVER receive one back. Can I please received an ETA for this call back? She said a few moments when he comes back from lunch. It's gotten so bad till the point was going to get my orthodontist involved who referred me to them. I explained to him what going on and even ask him is it possible for him for him to help. He stated to go to the office and demand the manager (who was not there today), so he stated the assistance manager, and if you can't get the person then request to speak directly to Dr. Gesek and be very stern and professional about it and call them on my way to advised them I was coming. He stated that if you don't get this handle by 4pm call back on the emergency hotline and I will contact him myself (they know each other personally & have been in contact about my treatment). I did that of course and spoke with Joy again at 2:43pm to ask to speak with the assistant office manager her response is they don't have one. So I demanded to speak with Dr. Gesek again she places me on hold and then I get the automatic message that noone was available to take my call. I then went to the office requested to speak with Dr. Gesek directly for the 10th time and I explained it's for theses forms I need filed out for my employer. She told me to go to my car and I will receive the call when he is available because he is seeing patients, okay. I received a call back from Lesile still trying to tell me the same BS that me and the doctor didn't discuss. I requested again I want to speak with Dr. Gesek. He finally gets on the line and recap our last conversation with him he goes on to say that he never said I wouldn't be able to talk normal again for the next 3 weeks, just that you won't be able to eat and open your mouth normally again for the next 3 weeks I would of never said that in my life. I said sir I wouldn't of repeated the information back to you if you didn't say it. He goes on to say well no employer is going to give you 3 weeks off for a wisdom tooth extraction. I had to recap with him letting him know it was more than my wisdom teeth removed although he the one who did the surgery on top of that my mouth still hurts in addition to numbness and swelling. 2nd you are not my employer you can't tell me what benefits they offer when I received instructions from them directly on what I needed you to fill out and have sent over. I explained to this man on how long I been trying to get this done and how terrible his staff has been especially Joy. He says that's this is the very 1st time he is hearing about the situation thanks for the feedback, and he will have his team pull my chart to get this done. I also informed read more

DO NOT... I repeat... FOR GOODNESS SAKES DO NOT... go to this dental provider. I was referred to Dr. Gesek by McKinney Dental for two wisdom tooth extractions. On my first visit Dr. Gesek was extremely rude. He cut me off when I tried to tell him I was only having two teeth extracted. He stated will you just let me talk! I should have known better then to not let him work on my mouth. But foolishly I did. Since, I have had nothing but complications constantly and I even brought in pictures to show Dr. Gesek an inflamed red bump near my gum where he extracted my lower wisdom tooth and he dismissed my concern saying it was nothing and was normal to look that way. I truly was in disbelief after he stated this. I am concerned that Dr. Gesek's pride is affecting his view of reality. Now, after an infection, abscess, a month of constant pain and 4 post op visits I am now securing a different oral surgeon to figure out why I am still in pain 30 days after Dr. Gesek removed to wisdom teeth. I made this decision after Dr. Gesek said the only resolution would be to do more surgery on my mouth to see if there is "something else" in there. he must be crazier than he looks! To top it all off, Dr. Gesek's office billed my insurance twice for my procedure and over charge my insurance for one of my extractions which was normal, stating it was impacted and partially bony when it was not. They charged my insurance 350.00 dollars for it. I reported it to my insurance company as fraud and have asked them to investigate it. read more

I, along with my wife, have been a patient at Modern Periodontics for more than 11 years. Dr.Kuznia and her staff treated and cared for us more like family than just another ordinary patient. This dental practice is most concerned with providing high quality treatment and not just the quickest way to treat and discharge patients. My most recent visit included a very difficult and successful oral surgery that another dental practice could not handle and referred to Dr. Kuznia. To summarize, Modern Periodontics is an integrity dental practice that treats all its patients with due diligence and high quality service. read more

I was seen TODAY for my wisdom teeth extraction. I had all four wisdom teeth removed, so I think the fact that I am leaving a review the same day I had surgery should tell you how well it went. From the consult, Dr. Imray made sure to answer all 47 questions I had and truly gave me peace about the whole procedure. The staff called me twice before my appt. to ensure I had all of my medications, what to wear, and how to propery handle this process. I had the surgery this morning at 8:00 AM. It is currently 3:15 PM. I am now feeling okay and beyond relieved of this whole experience! Thank you so so so much! read more

I got ALL 4 of my wisdom teeth removed for starters! The process and making an appointment was super easy! The reps were SUPER nice and the Dentist that pull my teeth was AMAZING! Everyone made me feel welcomed and were super helpful with EVERYTHING , from the procedure to the healing process. 10/10 recommend and thank you! read more

This is the most unorganized doctors office I've ever been to. The worst communication from the staff/doctor I've ever seen. Phones calls not answered or returned. Nothing made clear to the patient before hand. Doctor has the worst bedside manner that you can imagine. And when your surgery is done they will snap an ice pack in your hand and send you on your way. Awful. read more

Did amazing job pulling out all four of my wisdom teeth and healed very nicely Great group of people in there

I was referred to this practice to have a molar removed. They worked me in the same day. I soon met Dr. Gesek who was more interested in making fun of my primary dentist's name than talking about the tooth he was about to remove. He injected me with novocaine and after a wait started the procedure. My tooth was not numb! Dr. Gesek seemed to think I was just anxious but I was, in fact, in severe pain. After a process of pulling and more shots then pulling then more shots the tooth was finally out. At that time he informed me the next time he worked on me he would sedate me. What? He will never work on me again. This was by far the worst experience I've ever had with a dental procedure. I would not recommend this doctor read more

HORRIBLE experience. This man began to extract my tooth when i was telling him it was not numb. He then told me to stop being a child and stop screaming that he wasn't having that in his office. Then he proceeds to jab my mouth with force of a needle and what felt like hitting the bone. I was terrified and screaming in pain and this man has NO idea how traumatizing he is to the people he treats. The nurse had me in a chair and it was hurting my back, i have a back injury, and this man walked in and begun yelling at the nurse, as if i was not even there. He was not nice and was actually cursing at her about me! I should have taken this a sign to leave but i was in too much pain to leave. unprofessional at best. Please do not go here. Gesek has a holier than thou attitude and a potty mouth!!!!! read more

Everything went well. All 4 wisdom teeth out with no pain. Ome of which was impacted.

Stay away! I went in for an infection and when I got there their old and outdated equipment wasn't even working and couldn't take an x-ray. They sent me home with no prescription or anything. I had to go straight over to my general dentist to get antibiotics until I could be seen by a real oral surgeon with equipment from this millennium. They had the audacity to charge me $225 for 30 seconds of telling me they could not do anything. I refuse to pay it on principal. I've tried reasoning with the office to no avail. They have now sent me to collections. Absolute charlatans! read more

Dr. Gesek is so disrespectful to his stuff and horrible customer service he is rude and so unprofessional. I will never recommend a doctor like him, by the way I have been working in the medical field for 15 years. Horrible experience read more

Dr. Gesek removed my wisdom teeth. He was very great. I just left my follow up appointment and they ensure everything to make sure it's healing well!! read more

One star is actually too many. DO NOT ALLOW DR GESEK TO TOUCH YOU! I took my 14yo daughter here to have her wisdom teeth removed. First of all she was very nervous and he wouldn't let me stay in the room while they started her IV and put her to sleep. I now know why... because although I paid $500 cash extra for anesthesia, she was never asleep, never even drowsy, and had to tell them to stop to give her more anesthetic because she was in pain. But the worst part was halfway through the procedure, while we were waiting in the waiting room, another young girl came wandering out into the waiting room with bloody gauze in her mouth looking for her mom... they had left her alone and she was scared. When we got my daughter home I asked if they had left her alone and she said yes... in fact she said she almost got up to come look for us also. So after a dry socket and weeks of pain she finally recovered. And I received multiple bills from the office asking for payment of $1000 above what insurance paid. After sending a letter saying I would not pay it because I paid $500 for anesthesia we didn't get, and telling them if they pursued payment I would file a claim for insurance fraud (for billing for anesthesia) and a malpractice claim... guess what??? Never heard from them again. This is not a safe place - and this is not an isolated incident - read other reviews! Do not take your kids here, and if you're smart you won't go either. read more