Here are six notes on the oral surgery field in 2023:
- The average annual salary for oral surgeons in the U.S. is $309,410.
- There are 7,412 oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the U.S.
- California has 884 active oral surgeons, the most of any state.
- Investment in the oral surgery field is expected to pick up through the end of 2023 and in 2024 after a decline earlier this year, according to Brian Hamilton, a managing director at investment firm DuneGlass Capital and chief development officer at Allied OMS.
- Several oral surgery-focused DSOs and MSOs have launched in recent years, including Max Surgical Specialty Management and Allied OMS.
- Several challenges facing oral surgeons this year include staffing shortages, drug shortages and increased operational costs, according to Jason Auerbach, DDS.