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    Douglas R Terry, DDS

    4.8 (4 reviews)
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    Cavity treatment

    Dental exams

    Orthodontics

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    Teeth cleaning

    Tooth filling replacement or repair

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    Wonderful dentist and staff! Been looking for a good, caring, and honest dentist for over a year and I sure found it here! Thanks be to God

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    John W Cox, DDS - John W Cox, DDS at the Lenoir office

    John W Cox, DDS

    3.3(7 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    The mistreatment and disrespect my mother and I received at Cox's office this morning was an…read moreabsolutely disgusting experience. She has been his patient for a few years so I already knew her past trauma with them. I am mom's caregiver. She is elderly and wears dentures. Cox fitted her about 3 years ago but it took 4 tries over the course of 6 months to get it right. Mom was in constant pain from sores because the denture didn't fit right. The sores had to heal so she couldn't wear the teeth at all between the multiple mis-fittings, and wasn't able to eat solid food. She dropped weight as a result and having no teeth affected her self-esteem, so it was a difficult and stressful time for her. Finally Cox got them fitted right and all was well until a recent cleaning when they insisted she needed them adjusted because she lost weight. Mom did not request this and even told them the dentures were comfortable. She was apprehensive and didn't want to risk it or go without teeth, but Cox's office persisted. They called our house and left messages for weeks, promising everything would be fine. Mom finally consented after many times saying no and telling them she was worried. They made the adjustments and she described to Cox how one side felt higher, but was ignored and they sent her home saying if you need anything just call. When she chewed, the edge of the denture was sharp and cut her. I found her in pain on the sofa holding the side of her face and her denture had blood on it from the cut, and she couldn't finish her meal. I went to Cox's website to make an appointment and indicated an emergency, stating details about the sore and needing to be seen right away. Mom couldn't sleep last night for being upset and in pain. Before daylight she woke me up that she was in A-fib for 1 hour. We went to urgent care and the doc confirmed the main cause for this A-fib episode was her stress and anxiety from this situation. He said there is a bad ulcer in her mouth and told us to go to Cox and tell him HE said to fix the problem NOW. Those were the doctor's words verbatim. We got home at 10:30 a.m. and expected Cox's office to have called about the appointment but nope. So I called and explained how mom's denture caused an ulcer and that Dr. G** was sending mom to them today to have the denture fixed. When we got there mom sweetly explained the entire situation to the receptionist who said she was putting the notes on mom's chart. Then mom sweetly explained it to the hygienist and asked for something to put on the sore like Orajel but the hygienist didn't acknowledge mom's request and showed NO empathy or compassion. When Cox came in, he first asked mom if she slept in the denture and mom said no, that she was trying to eat. He said, "You never want to sleep in them, make sure you take them out before bed." I confirmed to him "She takes them out before bed but she wasn't able to sleep last night at all. This happened when she was eating, she says she felt something sharp back there cutting her." He ignored me and started grinding the denture, telling mom there was nothing sharp on it, that maybe she had just felt a pinch, that he only sees a tiny sore, and talked about how all of this is perfectly normal anytime you get an adjustment. Completely dismissive. I told him we didn't understand why she needed an adjustment and how it brought on anxiety and trauma for her to the point she had a life-threatening emergency. As a healthcare provider he needed to know of her past trauma and how she had been scared to do this adjustment when Cox became furious at me and snapped "Do you think I just do this out of the kindness of my heart?" He defensively said he had nothing to do with her A-fib and took his mask down from his face, visibly very angry at me, berating me right over my mom's head as she laid there in pain and with a heart condition. He told me to "get out" and waved his arm. I said "She told me you guys have been nice to her and I appreciate that but I don't want her to come here anymore after all of this." And Cox said, "Neither do I" and he got up and totally left my mom laying down there helpless. Then the hygienist handed me the denture and I said "My mom is your patient and is your priority so you need to fix this (the denture)." She smirked and said with sarcasm, "We're done, bye" and she left too, and we could hear them down the hall laughing while we sat there in tears for this awful day. While I was in the bathroom, my mom found Cox and crew and they had the nerve to tell her they were offended by me and thought I was accusing them of causing her A-fib. She had to explain it all over again to them and then they acted happy and finished her denture. How dare they dispose of her like that and try to get sympathy from her that they were offended, instead of focusing on how to keep her safe and healthy.

    Very good Dentist and friendly staff that really cares l highly recommended him he's fixing aspen…read moredental's mistakes for me.

    Gragg Orthodontics

    Gragg Orthodontics

    5.0(3 reviews)
    14.1 mi

    absolutely amazing! Dr Gragg is very caring and takes the time to explain each step. My daughter…read moreloves going in for her check ups. very thankful for her and the staff for being so caring and kind!

    I usually don't write reviews but wanted to share a great experience. My father was a dentist in…read moreMorganton for many years (the late Dr. Farrar, DDS). Dad got to know Dr. Gragg very well and was always impressed by her knowledge of orthodontics, work ethic and energetic personality. Recently when my son needed orthodontic work, we chose Dr. Gragg and couldn't be happier with our choice. Growing up around dentistry all my life, I had WAY too many questions that she patiently answered with as much detail as I needed while keeping it on a level I could understand. Some of my impressions: From the moment you walk in, they keep a fun and exciting yet professional atmosphere; Up-to-date equipment - I had prepared my son for those goopy impressions, but those have been replaced with an intraoral scanner. They just run it over the surface of the teeth while you watch it on a monitor (COOL). Then a 3-D printer prints a model you can take home (VERY COOL); The latest digital X-ray machine that virtually eliminates radiation exposure; Impressive sterilization protocol - from chairside to the autoclaves (sterilization machines); Through our discussions, Dr. Gragg has a real passion for current orthodontic education; Very informative of options and orthodontic techniques (Invisalign, no bands around teeth, smooth brackets, etc.); a unique incentive program to help the kids maintain good hygiene. It is rare to find a dental office with a combination of positive excitement and a caring professional experience, but we definitely found it with Gragg Orthodontics.

    Douglas R Terry, DDS - oralsurgeons - Updated May 2026

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