Family demands action after 44-year-old father dies during dental implant surgery in Ponte Vedra

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A First Coast News investigation has uncovered troubling questions surrounding a Ponte Vedra dental practice and the death of a 44-year-old father during a dental implant procedure. His father has filed a complaint with the Florida Department of Health and is calling for the dentist to lose his license.

Holding his son’s ashes, Roy Estes Jr. still can’t believe what happened.

“This is my son. This is my son today. This is my heart and my soul today,” he said…

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