Founder & Doctor
Dr. Matthew J. Jackson, DDS
Founder and owner of Jackson Dentistry. General dentist with a focus on dental implants and oral surgery. Resident of the Eustis area.
Dr. Matthew Jackson founded Jackson Dentistry in 2010 and has been practicing in Eustis ever since. His care focuses on dental implants and oral surgery: extractions, wisdom teeth, bone grafting and PRF, and full-arch implant cases at every stage. All of it is anchored by careful three-dimensional digital planning and the technology that makes modern implant care genuinely better.
If you have ever wondered why someone becomes the kind of dentist who buys a robot, the short answer is: he was always going to be that kind of dentist.
Background
Education and training
Dr. Jackson grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology at John Carroll University in Cleveland before going on to dental school at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, one of the country's leading dental programs.
After dental school, he completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency program at Nova Southeastern University. That is an additional year of intensive postgraduate training focused on the kind of complex restorative and surgical care most dentists do not see until much later in their careers, if at all.
He has been in private practice since 2006 and founded Jackson Dentistry in Eustis in 2010.
Clinical focus
What he does
Dr. Jackson's care centers on:
- Dental implant treatment for single, multi-tooth, and full-arch (All-on-X) cases
- Oral surgery, including extractions, wisdom teeth, bone grafting, and PRF (platelet-rich fibrin) using a horizontal centrifuge
- All-on-X care at every stage, including extractions, bone recontouring, bone grafting with PRF, implant placement, and the final prosthesis
- Three-dimensional digital implant planning in Blue Sky Plan software, with every implant case planned personally and never outsourced
- Robotic-guided implant placement using the Yomi system
- Custom surgical guide design and fabrication, with over 300 surgical guides personally designed and 3D-printed in our in-house lab for his own implant cases
- Cosmetic and restorative dentistry, including veneers, crowns, and smile redesigns
- Coordination with our in-house digital lab using Exocad software for design of provisional prostheses, next-day temporary crowns, and other lab items
He maintains active continuing education throughout his career, particularly in dental implant treatment, where the technology and best practices continue to evolve.
The foundation of every case
Three-dimensional implant planning
In modern dentistry, the most important skill is diagnosis, followed by careful and thoughtful planning. For dental implants in particular, careful three-dimensional planning is one of the most important contributors to long-term success.
Dr. Jackson plans every implant case personally in three-dimensional software, using Blue Sky Plan. The planning is never outsourced. He genuinely enjoys this part of the process, and his standard of care for himself as a dentist who places implants is to plan every dental implant in three-dimensional software before treatment.
The plan, of course, is only the beginning. Each implant is then placed by Dr. Jackson himself, guided by the digital plan he has designed. For most single-implant and multi-implant cases, the plan is delivered using a custom surgical guide. The guide is a precision-fit device that seats over the patient's teeth and contains positioning sleeves through which Dr. Jackson runs each surgical drill and ultimately places the implant. It ensures the implant is placed at the angle, depth, and location designed in the digital plan. Dr. Jackson designs and 3D-prints these surgical guides himself, in our in-house lab. He has personally designed and fabricated more than 300 of them for his own implant cases.
For full-arch All-on-X cases, Dr. Jackson uses the Yomi robotic implant system (the first and only FDA-cleared robotic device for dental implant surgery). Yomi works through haptic robotic guidance. It physically constrains the drill's position, depth, and orientation, so the digital plan carries into the procedure with sub-millimeter precision. Different procedures call for different approaches. A custom surgical guide for most single-tooth and multi-tooth cases, Yomi for full-arch. Both are rooted in the same careful three-dimensional planning.
In almost every implant case, Dr. Jackson places the implants in a guided fashion. The digital plan is translated directly into the procedure through either a custom surgical guide or the Yomi robotic system, rather than placed freehand. Guided placement produces meaningfully better accuracy and predictability.
"Begin with the end in mind."
The principle Covey made famous underlies every implant case Dr. Jackson plans. He pictures the finished smile first, including how the restored tooth will function years from now. He then plans the implant position to support it and carries out the plan. The dentist who plans the case is the one who places the implant and oversees the final restoration.
The investment in technology
Why this practice looks the way it does
Dr. Jackson believes the right technology, used well, produces meaningfully better outcomes for patients. That is why Jackson Dentistry has invested in:
- A Yomi robotic implant system (advanced robotic guidance for dental implant surgery), integrated into our implant workflow because of how meaningfully it raises the standard of care
- CBCT 3D imaging for every implant case
- Two iTero digital scanners that move between operatories as needed
- The Instarisa 3D facial scanner for facially-driven planning of full-arch and esthetic cases
- An in-house digital lab with Exocad design software and dental 3D printers
That equipment is here to give our patients the level of care that careful planning and modern technology make possible.
Beyond the practice
When he is not at the practice
Dr. Jackson lives in the Eustis area. He has been a part of the Lake County community since opening the practice in 2010 and considers it home.
An implant or oral surgery consultation, and how it begins
Dr. Jackson sees implant consultations weekly. He handles each case personally, including the initial 3D scan and the final restoration. The first conversation is unhurried and honest, with no pressure.