I was so happy to find Dr. Rivera and so thrilled with the outcome of my FP1 procedure. We actually drove 8 hours to get to Innova and it was well worth it since the Oral surgeons and prosthodontists in CT told me that I could not have a FP1 procedure and would need the All in 4 type surgery which removes so much of your bone (I now suspect because they did not do FP1).

Dr Rivera’s office was so gracious about accommodating us based on our remote location (zoom meetings and follow up, flexible scheduling.). I was also very impressed with all the high tech tools that Dr Rivera used to be able to complete both upper and lower arch replacements in under 2 days. I am the kind of person who loves to understand what is going on and his team of 5 constantly kept me up to date. Most people are sedated for this procedure but Dr Rivera was fine with my desire to only use local numbing and I was amazed at how gradually and painlessly Dr Rivera accomplished it. I don’t think most people know that this technique is an option because dentists do not generally have the high tech tools and knowledge. Surprisingly it turned out that this less invasive procedure actually was less expensive than the quotes for the procedures that would have removed so much bone based on my gummy smile that I got in my State. Again I am so glad I found Dr Rivera and his team.

Follow up to previous surgery was great. Minor adjustments were accomplished quickly and professionally. The whole staff is awesome.

This by far is the best dentist I have ever been.
They are so informative and explain everything as they go.
When leaving there I was in the least amount of pain then any other dentist I've seen in the past.
Highly recommend Stafford smiles.

I am deathly afraid of dentists because of very bad experiences I had in the past. Recently I had an appointment with Dr. Rivera because my fear is so extreme I had a panic attack during the procedure, first time in my life. Luckily Dr. Rivera knew how to calm me down. I cannot praise this dentist enough, he cares about his patients. He took very good care of me and later explained everything to my husband. I now know that I can’t have dental work done without being sedated with laughing gas as well. If this is what it takes to get me through the procedure I’m okay with it because we’ve come to trust Dr. Rivera.