From decreased compensation to a new surgery center, here are 10 oral surgery updates for dental leaders:
1. Annual compensation for oral and maxillofacial surgeons has been on the decline.
2. The number of oral and maxillofacial surgery dentists in the U.S. has increased nearly 17 percent over two decades.
3. An outpatient dental surgery center in Jacksonville, Fla., is expected to open in fall 2022.
4. Specialty1 Partners partnered with Triangle Implant Center, an oral surgery practice in Durham, N.C.
5. U.S. Oral Surgery Management added Parkside Oral Surgery & Implant Center in Alameda, Calif., to its network.
6. U.S. Oral Surgery Management President and CEO Richard Hall, received the Defense Department's Patriot Award.
7. Five Point Dental Specialists acquired Coastal Max Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center.
8. Blue Cloud Pediatric Surgery Centers was acquired by the Rise Fund, an investment company of private equity firm TPG.
9. Dental supply company Young Innovations acquired Medical Purchasing Solutions, a surgical and pharmaceutical supply company.
10. Oral Surgery Partners acquired seven practices and appointed John Cline as CEO.