Dr. Ron Receveur

Larry Shuffett If one doctor was responsible for everything, that would ensure excellent results

Growing up and as an adult, I never had good-looking teeth. They were crooked, they were chipped from sports, and they were always less than comfortable, I guess. What really occurred was, is I learned how to smile without showing my teeth. When age and discomfort created a situation where I knew I had to make a change, I decided that that change was going to be very positive. I knew that I did not want regular dentures. I knew what I wanted were implants. So I set about trying to find the best dentist, doing his own implant work, in the greater Louisville area. I found Dr. Receveur.

One of the things that was really important to me, whenever I was ascertaining who was the best dentist to do my implants, was that they were responsible for everything. In the sense that the prothesis, the implants, literally everything – it made no difference what it was – was going to be done in one location. And more importantly, that dentist was responsible for that. That told me that the person had confidence in what they were doing. It made it more convenient, but maybe more important, it ensured excellent results. In Dr. Receveur, I found someone who truly believed in what he was doing, was excited about the fact that he could, in fact, make people's mouths look wonderfully better. And he was enthused even further by the fact that he could do it without having any pain for his patients. In fact, whenever I think about Dr. Ron and his staff, I think one of the things that really strikes me is that it's obvious that they take a great deal of satisfaction from being able to provide all of these services and make people's lives better. In my case, that's absolutely the truth. My mouth functions better today than it ever has. These teeth are better than the ones I was born with. I eat better and I chew better. Maybe just as important, my wife says that I smile and laugh more than I ever have. She likes that, so do I. It is wonderful to be able to smile and know that your teeth look good. I love my smile, I really do.

Well, I had a primary dentist. And he couldn't do everything that needed to be done. In Dr. Receveur, you can get it all done in one spot. I just had a lot of crowns that were old, and they were wearing out and breaking off, so something needed to be done. I had experience with elderly relatives having teeth either that they couldn't wear or teeth that were loose and floppy. And that's what I absolutely didn't want. I've chosen to have the implants, which is a permanent. I favored that over full set of false teeth. I didn't want the in-and-out, I didn't want the partials. In this case, those babies are in there for good. You do your comparisons of cost of their alternatives, and I chose with a lot of thought. I chose to go – it was a more expensive route, but I chose to go with that because of the permanence. The fact that he had the lifetime warranty was a big factor in my decision. I feel like it's gonna be money well spent over the years, the rest of my life. Dr. Receveur is very meticulous. He's very much a perfectionist. There's not gonna be any halfways or almost; almost isn't good enough. It's either perfect or it's not gonna get done. He's gonna make it perfect. He just not satisfied with anything less than perfect. That's my impression of him, and that's what I have seen so far as he's been working on my teeth.

Most of my life going to the dentist has been painful where they would inject me with a numbing medication didn't work. I suffered through it. Eventually as I got older I just stopped going to the dentist. I waited about 10 years, went back to the dentist. Tried to numb me again, didn't work. So, I said enough, I don't, don't numb me up. It doesn't work, so I dealt with it. Then I stayed away from the dentist another several years. Went back because I was having some sensitivity and went to a dentist. They did the cleaning and so forth and said, “Oh, you've got two fractured teeth. We're gonna have to do something.” And I went, “No way.” That's when I started researching to find someone that could help me out of the pain. So, I researched and I found Dr. Receveur. I actually got on Facebook and talked to some friends and found out that several people that I know have been to Dr. Receveur, loved him. I decided to make the call and that's when I made the call over here and came in and I was just pleasantly surprised, really surprised. Dr. Receveur came in and oh my goodness, he's full of life. He seems to love what he does. It just blew me away because he was very understanding. He listened to me. He did not try to talk over me. He listened to every question that I had. He answered every question that I had. Everyone that I met was very accommodating and very, they just took the time to listen to me. I think that was the main thing is that I felt like every dentist I've ever been to, “Oh, you'll be fine. Oh, you'll be fine.” And they really didn't listen or I don't think they understood where I was coming from. And I felt like when I came here, everybody understood where I was coming from and I wasn't judged. I am blown away. The results have been wonderful. I slept through the whole procedure and I had no pain. I would recommend highly Dr. Receveur and the IV sedation. He's brilliant. For me it's the only way I could have ever gotten through the work that I had to have done. It was painless. Dr. Receveur was, again, always comforting me, always asking, “Are you okay?” It's awesome to be able to know that I've got this to fall back on. I can go to Dr. Receveur and I don't have to worry about pain. I don't have to cringe at the thought of a dentist visit. It just isn't there anymore. I don't have it. I know I can come here and I'll be treated with dignity. I'll be treated, I'll be comforted and I know that I can trust Dr. Receveur. And I did not, I could not say that about any dentist in the past. It was definitely worth every penny that I spent coming here. I would do it again in a heartbeat.