A CMS proposal to increase the facility fee for dental surgeries performed in hospitals and four more updates regarding oral surgery that Becker's has reported on since July 8:
1. A proposed rule from CMS would increase the facility fee for dental surgeries performed in hospitals.
2. Oral surgery-focused management services organization Allied OMS added three California offices to its expanding network.
3. A New Jersey dentist sold his practice to a multioffice oral surgery group.
4. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, American Dental Association and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons are asking CMS to expand access to surgical dental services for children and adults with special needs and disabilities.
5. Rick Hall, CEO of U.S. Oral Surgery Management, an oral surgery-focused management services organization, spoke with Becker's about what the organization has accomplished and plans to accomplish in 2022.