Robert E. Jarvis

Totally AWESOME. found my vein on first try … WOW I look like a pincushion when i leave the hospital and other doctors office. also he called in the evening to see how i was doing. THANK YOU!!!. and he did a awesome job removing my tooth … mary

I can not say enough wonderful things about Dr Jarvis. From his staff to Dr Jarvis himself, it has been such a great experience! He originally took out my old root canals last year and then this year extracted an infected tooth that I had.
He is professional, caring and takes the time to explain everything about your procedures to you.
His office staff are friendly and efficient. His offices are very clean and nicely decorated too.
Having teeth extracted is not something anyone looks forward to, but the whole process was actually pleasant with Dr Jarvis. He even called the evening of the extraction, after I was home, to check on me.
I would highly recommend Dr Jarvis to anyone that needed an Oral Surgeon. He is simply the best!

Wow, wonderful and fantastic Oral surgeon… We’re sorry we didn’t find
Him sooner. We had several gum surgeries and also many, many teeth extracted
with Cavitations cleaned in between many of them. Definetley need to have a referral to
get into the office though.
Thanks Dr. Jarvis– (While all my friends, family and acquantances ridiculed and
laughed at me for unusual bone condition and cavitations Dr. Jarvis was on my side clarifying my diagnosis.
All we can say is God Bless this wonderful, enthusiastic and very caring office !!
Thanks be to God for such a lovely team !!!
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Never thought I would recommend an Oral Surgeon but Dr. Robert Jarvis made my experience as positive as possible. I had an upper molar that had died and I saw three dentists (third opinion!) who recommended a root canal. I had read ‘Mouth Matters’ and knew root canals could be troublesome later. I was fairly resolved myself to get the tooth extracted, awful as that sounded. I was RIGHT!
I have a low tolerance for pain and, with he really deadened the area. My molar had to be cut into sections, each section extracted separately. MORE IMPORTANT, he discovered an infected cyst that had not shown up on xrays, removed it and other infection, then bathed the area with ozone as an anti-​bacterial solution. In addition, his office gave me detailed instructions on cleaning my mouth over a 3-​week period and I followed those religiously. Even better, Dr. Jarvis called me to find out how I was doing!!! Wow – talk about going the extra mile or two!
My recovery was about 5 days and now, 6 weeks later, I feel terrific. He said the infection from that tooth had been seeping into my whole body; I started feeling better overall in about a week. Hooray for his thoroughness and knowledge.
Years ago, I had wisdom teeth removed by someone else and suffered with splinters coming through my gums for decades afterwards. I also had so much discomfort and swelling that I missed a week of work. I know now that this would have been a much better experience with Dr Jarvis, if I had known of him then.
I am not planning on having other teeth removed, but highly recommend him if you are.

I went to see Dr. Jarvis for what he found to be infections in two of my wisdom teeth cavities which he successfully removed with surgery. After that it felt as if a ton of bricks had been lifted off my shoulders. Pain that I had been dealing with for a very long time vanished. The surgery even lessened considerably the hot flashes I was experiencing. He is an incredibly talented oral surgeon. I feel very lucky to have found him.

This is a great dental office. Dr Jarvis does a very professional job. I chose him because he has the reputation for being one of the top oral surgeons in this area. My procedure today went very smoothly. I felt very taken care of. His office has a great atmosphere. It’s nicely furnished and relaxing music plays while you’re in the waiting room. Amy knows how to make you feel welcome. She has a friendly phone demeanor and when I arrived for my appt, she was warm and professional. They know how to put you at ease. Susan, his assistant, was very knowledgable and answered my many questions. I was very impressed with his staff. They were very efficient. I would highly recommend Dr Jarvis’s office. Thank you for making my dental visit as painless as possible.

First and foremost, Dr. Jarvis and his team are simply amazing. Very professional. I went with my father to accompany him for the treatment (implants) and the whole process from start to finish was great, really made me feel like my father was in good hands. Dr. Jarvis really made my father feel at home with his jokes and gentle craft during the treatment. My father has very high anxiety when he has to go to dental appointments let alone seeing an oral surgeon but dr. Jarvis made him feel comfortable. This doctor knows what he is doing and it shows. The assistants and ladies in the front make you feel welcomed and not one time did I feel like a stranger. Once again thanks dr. Jarvis and team.

Our daughter, who goes to college in Seattle, had been having TMJ problems and was only going to be home for a few days during her spring break. Dr. Jarvis arranged to see her right away.
After a very thorough consultation, including x-​rays and getting a second opinion from another dentist in the building, she is now on a path to getting the problem corrected.
Dr. Jarvis and his staff made our daughter feel at ease. They are all very professional and super friendly.
I would highly recommend Dr. Jarvis for any oral surgery issues.

Dr. Jarvis’s staff worked quickly to get in to see Dr. Jarvis. I had a very bad molar and severe necrosis of the bone behind it which is a severe infection. I think that Dr. Jarvis did a great job and he and the staff treated me very well. I would recommend him. He understands chronic illness and sees many of Gordon Medical Associates patients whom I am one of. You need a good dentist etc when you have such severe health issues like myself including a severely compromised immune system!

Four wisdom teeth extracted, two day recovery, played in a golf tournament on the third day. That was our 17 year old son’s experience. It is never a convenient time to schedule a week out of our busy lives to have this procedure done for a high school student. We chose spring break thinking he would have time to recover. Our son asked Dr. Jarvis right before his procedure if he thought he may be able to play golf on Wednesday– this was Monday morning. He answered, «sure– I think you’ll be fine.» 30 minutes later our son appeared in the waiting room ready to be taken home. We followed post-​op instructions and all went smoothly. Dr Jarvis called our home to check in on how he was doing and even wished him luck for his tournament the next day. What Doctor does that anymore? Our son never had pain or swelling and had his follow up exam this morning– a week later. Perfect!
Thank you Dr. Jarvis and your kind, friendly & knowledgeable staff!
We are lucky to have you here in Sonoma County and we highly recommend your office.

I want to keep this as simple as possible. Dr Jarvis and his staff are fantastic!
I had to have an emergency tooth extraction after I woke up with a painful infection and a swollen jaw. I had never visited the office but they were able to squeeze me in and get my mouth fixed up. The amazing thing is that I never took any pain meds that evening or the days that followed. In fact I was able to go to the gym and work out the following morning.
My second experience with Dr Jarvis and his team was for my 10 year old son. He has terrible teeth with adult teeth coming in crazy crooked and behind the baby teeth. We had to have 4 teeth removed. When it comes to needles my son has a terrible fear developed from a visit to another oral surgery office a year before. Unfortunately, they couldn’t find his vein and ‘probed’ with the needle until they found one. If the pain and screaming in the office weren’t bad enough, his arms were left badly bruised for many days. My son does have nearly invisible veins but Dr. Jarvis spent time going back and forth between both arms and ultimately found a vein in the back of one of his hands. He hit paydirt with only ONE prick and unbelievably my son didn’t realize it was done. As a parent with a nearly panicked child that was crying in anticipation I can’t say how amazing this experience was.

I went to Dr. Jarvis for a consultation because I had heard that he was good. He does have a sense of humor but he is unprofessional and I could see that he had an attitude that was discourteous, similar to Kateryna’s comment. Both he and his assistant were disrespectful.
Almost everything he told me was incorrect and he doesn’t know how to read his own ICAT 3D X-​ray, not recognizing camera «artifact”-distortions in the image that he then misinterpreted. He tried to tell me that my implants had no bone between them. If he knew anything about his ICAT and how it incorrectly distorts zirconia, he would have recognized how bad the image was. It was useless for seeing my implants. A regular X-​ray would have been better.
Because he only places titanium metal implants, which have a long term failure rate, he tried to tell me that zirconia are metal, (they aren’t-they are an oxide; zirconium is a metal) but I didn’t have the references in front of me to correct him. You can go to numerous blogs about implants and find hundreds of titanium implant failures. I have yet to find a complaint about a zirconia implant failure from a patient on any blog, anywhere in the world. Titanium implants are made from an alloy, often mixed with nickel and are not biocompatible as many doctors and dentists will try to tell you. Studies have found that titanium can cause abnormal cells to form.
I had titanium in my body and had to have it removed due to pain and inflammation. I have friends who have had their titanium implants removed– same problem. Titanium corrodes and release metal ions which release into your system causing inflammation. They also attract bacteria which is part of the reason that they fail. Metal-​free ceramic zirconia does not corrode.
His rudeness and attitude was because I went to him with two zirconia implants which he immediately said had failed and then in a disrespectful way told his assistant to «come see this». He acted as if he «knew» it all, and I had been stupid to implant zirconia. Very disrespectful! I had heard that he was considering placing zirconia implants as well. But he had better learn more about them!
After his rude behavior, they charge me $ 515 for his inaccurate consultation and a ICAT X-​ray.

I had a terrific experience with Dr. Jarvis and recommend him highly. He removed a molar and made the whole experience much easier than anticipated. The area in my mouth was numbed and I felt no pain. Dr. Jarvis explained what he was doing step-​by-​step and often asked me how I was doing. The whole procedure lasted only about 15 minutes. He gave very clear directions on how to treat the area and what foods to avoid in the days after the surgery.

Immaculate, well staffed and competent office greets you when you walk in. Dr Jarvis took time to explain what was happening with my infected wisdom tooth and provided me with options. I have fear of dentists and oral surgery, but will look forward to dental surgery done here.

Went there a week ago for my 14 year old and Dr. Jarvis was scheduled to take out her wisdom teeth. The reception staff is polite and informative. My daughter is terrified of needles and the staff was awesome the day of the surgery.
The post op visit, not so good. My daughter was told she should have cleaned her mouth a lot more and that’s why she was in pain and preceded to dig with a syringe. She did everything the after care instructions outlined. The assistant was rude and mean. I called the office back and relayed the feedback, they were nice about it.
I would not go back if my other children need this service in the future, we. If I’m paying 2k for a service, they need to be on point, and provide great service.

I can say Dr Jarvis saved my life when he pulled and treated an infected root canal tooth.
Top of the line medical acumen. No doubt about it. In spite of everything: Smart, funny and exceptional service.

Absolutely immaculate dentistry, treating patients with kindness, courtesy, professionalism and surprisingly promptly! After over a month of multiple dentists and an oral surgeon, I wish i would have asked a friend and found dr Robert jarvis originally. OuTSTANDING!!! And he even called to check on me after surgery. Definitely #1 in Sonoma County in my book and I saved over 1000 $ by switching oral surgeons and picking my own, rather than my referral to the «best»…sorry but the best turned out to be the worst. I felt this oral surgeons empathy and compassion for what I had been through and he made sure I was ok through the whole provedure. I am so grateful!!! Thank u dr Robert jarvis!!! I am very lucky to have found such an excellent dr.

Dr jarvis is the tooth whisperer. Lol. Tooth extractions are procedures from hell. But you will be in the best of hands here. The procedure was so fast it was unbeleivable and at the end of day one I hardly have any pain, by tomorrow I won’t even remember it happened!

Nine years ago I found myself with a new baby, and a cracked tooth. Someone steal my calcium??? Heh… anyway, I had never had a filling, as my teeth had been fabulous and cavity free, so this was my first experience. After going to this dentist I had always really liked, my bite seemed off. It just did not feel right and the tooth was sensitive to hot and cold. It hurt. I went back, and he attempted to correct the bite by filing the tooth down a bit. It was still off. Tried again, without improvement. I gave up because I did not know what to do. Over the years the hot and cold finally diminished, but it still hurt. Fast forward to last month. I «bit» the bullet and went to a new dentist in a new town where I had moved. He was awesome and I will be posting a review on him as well. Because I have the added challenge of Lyme disease (why be normal when you can be me??) he was selective about where he sent me as we discussed using ozone in dentistry. Ozone is amazing in its benefits. So instead of seeing the available surgeon at another office the day after Christmas, I waited for Dr Jarvis. As I waited the newly abscessed tooth got more painful and I was getting headaches. I knew there had been an infection for some time, but had not known where. It was a gut feeling… well, xray showed the area. Dr Jarvis set to work, as we discussed all sorts of interesting things. Having a tooth yanked from your head is never pleasant business for anyone, regardless of who does it, but he paid close attention to how I was doing. At one point I began to feel the pain a teeny bit (apparently I metabolize quickly… but I knew that… why metabolize normally and why is it only pain relief and not my ability to trim my weight down?!) and he immediately took care of that. He was skilled in his distraction techniques, which I am very good at noticing as I am just as skilled… my youngest is 4… nuff said. He was entertaining and I felt safe, even if the whole pressure-while-you-remove-my-#13-tooth-while-I-pretend-to-like-it experience was less than pleasant. That just is not really enjoyable. Shocking, I know. Anyway, I am dozing off here as the Norco he gave me for the pain makes me drowsy and the nerves that kicked in last night and kept me from sleeping well caused me to be extra tired… my phone rings. Who the heck is that? It is a man’s voice. It is Dr Jarvis and he is calling to check on me. He is checking on the bleeding to see if it is within normal parameters, asking how I am feeling, and telling me to call him if I need to. Do I have any questions? Well, no… but can I adopt you? I like fun people who make you feel safe, check in on you and he also gives decent pain meds, and that is just thoughtful. Hehe… just kidding, a little. If I had to go through this type of situation again, I would certainly go to him. If anyone asks me, or even if they do not, I will refer them to Dr Jarvis. I am so grateful I went. Plus it was validating and humorous to me every time he said, wow… there is more here than the xray showed! He even offered to show me the abscess and tooth, and let me take the tooth home. Of course, weirdo that I am, I said yes to all of the above. Info is fascinating to me. Have dental issues? GO SEE DR JARVIS! DO IT NOW! And tell him I sent you, just so he knows I appreciate him.
Oh, and the staff is fabulous too. Crystal assisted, and I wanted to take her home to be my newest friend too.
Okay, dozing off… and you are welcome. ;P

If you are interested in an ego maniac with horrible «chair side manner», this is your guy. I was mislead about sedation for a simple wisdom tooth extraction and my stated and written wishes were COMPLETELY IGNORED. Several follow up communications attempting to get some sort of explanation have gone unanswered.
My opinion; go someplace (anyplace) else!!!