From cybersecurity threats to new practices, here are seven oral surgery-related updates Becker's has reported on since May 29:
1. New Jersey Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery was hit with a data breach involving patient information.
2. Oral surgery leaders are paying close attention to emerging cybersecurity threats in the wake of an industry warning from the FBI.
3. Two practices affiliated with U.S. Oral Surgery Management were named centers of excellence by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.
4. Oral surgery is seeing an increase in female providers entering the field, and one MSO is capitalizing on the trend.
5. St. Louis-based Oral Surgery Partners secured a credit expansion of $75 million to fuel its growth.
6. Lafayette (La.) Oral Surgery was granted a permit to build a $2.7 million office.
7. A Virginia woman was awarded $1 million in damages after an oral surgeon extracted teeth without her consent.