Here are four updates in the oral surgery field that have taken place since Aug. 7:
1. Andreas Geistlich, PhD, executive chair of Geistlich Pharma North America, was given the Board of Trustees Special Citation Award from the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
2. Max Surgical Specialty Management, a surgeon-led oral and maxillofacial surgical partnership platform, launched Sept. 20.
3. Irving, Texas-based U.S. Oral Surgery Management added three partner practices in Texas and Ohio.
4. Julia Plevnia, DDS, received the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons' humanitarian award.