Oral and maxillofacial surgery requires additional years of hospital-based surgical and anesthesia training after graduation from dental school. As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dr. Karpinski manage a wide variety of problems relating to the mouth, teeth and facial regions. Our doctors practice a full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery with expertise ranging from dental implant surgery and wisdom tooth removal to corrective jaw surgery. This also includes techniques designed to rebuild bone structure with minimal surgical intervention and optimal patient comfort. Our staff is trained in assisting with Intravenous (IV) sedation or outpatient general anesthesia in our offices. Patients are continuously monitored during and after surgery.
The surgical staff of Dr. Karpinski is experienced oral and maxillofacial surgical assistants, who assist in the administration of IV sedation and surgery. All staff are informed administrative personnel, well-versed in health and insurance policies, and are CPR certified.
However, please remember you are fully responsible for all fees charged by this office regardless of your insurance coverage. Any remaining balance after your insurance has paid is your responsibility. Your prompt remittance is appreciated. We can make arrangements for a monthly payment plan, but that must be implemented prior to the actual procedure.
Dr. Karpinski team will make every effort to provide you with the finest surgical care and the most convenient financial options. To accomplish this goal, we work hand-in-hand with you to maximize your insurance reimbursement for covered procedures. If you have any problems or questions, please ask our staff. They are well informed and up-to-date. They can be reached by phone at 772-252-4299.
Our insurance coordinator will see to it that all claims are processed promptly and correctly to minimize your out of pocket expenses. DR. Karpinski participate with a select group of insurance plans, but work with many plans in which they do not participate. For a complete list of plans with which we participate, please call our office at 772-252-4299
I am one of five brothers born at my fathers dry goods store at 47 Perrine Street in Auburn, NY. My father educated all of us to be doctors and lawyers. With the exception of the fifth brother who died in his teens, we were all trained by example to work hard at my dads store while studying at the same, says Dr. Karpinski. Two of my dads favorite sayings have been: dont forget where you came from and if you love your work, youll never work a day in your life. I have adhered thesetwo sayings all of my life.
Dr. Karpinski earned his Eagle Scout Award in 1940, the Silver Beaver Award in 1963, and the distinguished Eagle Award in 1982. He is the only person in Cayuga County to receive this honor. He was a member of the Council Heritage Society, a James E. West Fellow, President of the Owasso Campers Association, and President of the Cayuga County Boy Scout Council for many years. In 1988, the National Eagle Scout Associate recognized him as a Regent for Life. He has been a scout for more than 78 years.
Dr. Karpinski recalls when his pre-professional studies at Boston College were interrupted by his countrys call to serve during World War II. He entered the Armys infantry and did his training at Camp Hood in Waco, TX. Upon completion of advanced infantry training, he entered the Armys Specialized Training Program which sent him to Cornell University to complete his pre-professional studies. He began his dentistry studies at Creighton University in Omaha, NE, later to the University of Minnesota and the Western Reserve Dental School. He later received his doctor of dental surgery from the Indiana University School of dentistry in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Karpinski served in the motorized-dental unit covering the Coast Guard Bases. During the Korean War, he was transferred to Alaska as the only US Public Officer in that territory where he treated US Coast Guard personnel, Eskimos, Indians, and other Alaskans.
It was at Jersey City Medical Center that he met his future wife Flory Anna (Honey) Lescynska, a nursing student from Plains, PA. Dr. Karpinski later on returned to his loved hometown and established a family practice while raising six children, all of whom entered professional careers. After 35 years of marriage, he lost his wife. He built a chapel under the direction of the Carmelite Fathers of Poland in memory of his beloved wife.
Dr. Karpinski continued serving the community with a joy and strength that you rarely see anywhere. When I ask him about this, he replies, I have read the Big Book and I obey gladly like a soldier to a higher calling, which is serving my fellow man. That is where my strength comes from. Then, he looks up and smiles peacefully.
Dr. Karpinski has a lot of experiences and achievements to keep anyone amused for hours. Like his conversations with the Pope, his interactions with presidents, and, not to mention, the continual achievements in his career. Dr. Karpinski has been a true collector. During his world travels he has collected postage stamps, coins, match covers, player piano rolls, Chinese Cloisonnes, including a terracotta warrior soldier, old books, porcelain figures, Russian icons, polish medals (awards), German beer steins, amber jewelry, oriental Jade, Barney paintings, and old print.
But this day, he looks at me seriously and repeats, This day I have come to present, establish and pass on the baton to my son, Dr. John Karpinski, who has been serving the community of Palm City and is now serving the community of Fort Pierce. I believe my Dr. John Karpinski, being an Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon, is well equipped and ready to whatever is in the book written for him to do. I know he will excel in his duties.
I grew up in Upstate New York with my parents, two brothers, and three sisters. Dentistry was a way of life for us. It is in my blood. My mom was a nurse and my dad was an oral surgeon. My Uncle Art who lived across the street from was a Periodontist. Healthcare, especially dentistry, is what I grew up with and became utterly intrigued with as a profession. There is no other line of work that I would rather do.
I graduated from Indiana University Dental School, where my father, uncle, and younger brother graduated as well. I finished my five years of residency at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. Then I joined my father in private practice in Auburn, New York, in 1990. My younger brother Paul joined us after he finished his residency three years later. We had, and to date still is, a very busy oral surgery practice. However, if youve ever been in Upstate New York in the winter time, you would understand why the weather drove me south.
I visited a good friend of mine in Jupiter, and I fell in love with the Treasure Coast. In 2003 I decided to pack my bags and head to Florida. I decided to make Palm City my home, where I have been living for over twelve years. When I first made the transition, I joined a group practice in Stuart and Port Saint Lucie West. A year ago I felt it was the right time to start my own practice.
Now I am serving the community of Fort Pierce. The community has been wonderfully supportive, allowing my practice to consistently grow. I am happy to offer affordable oral surgery services and Dental Implants. This is very important to me, because it gives me the opportunity to help others that havent been as blessed as I have.
I spend two days a week at the Light of the World Charity Dental Clinic in Palm City. We provide dental services to those who have nowhere else to go. I have been on mission trips with LOTWC to Central America providing same services to the less fortunate and that gives me great joy. Now I am looking forward to my sister Kathryn, she is an Endodontic who will soon join me in my practice, I am very proud of her.
