Oral Surgeon in Bluffton, SC

Two surgery offices

Charleston Oral and Facial Surgery is on the Bluffton Medical Campus at 75 Baylor Dr, and Hilton Head OMS is at 321 Hope Pond Way, 0.3 mi from New Riverside. Both groups have an island office too.

Wisdom teeth years

Hilton Head OMS says wisdom teeth come in between ages 17 and 25. About 1 in 3 Bluffton households has a child under 18 (as of 2024), so teens and young adults are a big share of the waiting rooms.

Referral

Charleston Oral and Facial Surgery says you generally do not need a referral; only orthognathic (jaw) surgery requires one, unless your insurance asks for it.

In-office extractions

ROC Dental Group, Hughes Dental Group, Harbor Point Dentistry and Low Country Dental each list tooth extractions. Low Country Dental sends wisdom teeth to an oral surgeon.

Hours

Charleston Oral and Facial Surgery is open Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., closed weekends. ROC closes Friday at noon, and Hughes and Harbor Point are open Monday to Thursday.

Nearest ER

Novant Health runs two 24-hour emergency rooms in Bluffton, on Parkside Dr and Tidewatch Dr. Bluffton has no overnight hospital until Beaufort Memorial’s Bluffton Community Hospital opens in early 2027.

Two oral surgery offices in Bluffton list wisdom tooth extractions: Charleston Oral and Facial Surgery on Baylor Drive and Hilton Head OMS on Hope Pond Way. Charleston’s surgeons review a panoramic x-ray at the consult to see whether there is room for your third molars, and Hilton Head OMS describes its work as “from simple to advanced cases.” Low Country Dental sends wisdom teeth to an oral surgeon, so a family dentist may be your first call and the surgeon your second.

Hilton Head OMS says wisdom teeth come in between ages 17 and 25, and about 1 in 3 Bluffton households has a child under 18 (as of 2024). For braces first, see orthodontists in Bluffton; for a child who needs a dentist, see pediatric dentists in Bluffton.

For a single tooth that cannot be saved, start with a dentist: ROC Dental Group, Hughes Dental Group, Harbor Point Dentistry and Low Country Dental all list tooth extractions on their own sites. ROC says it will do its best to see you the same day for emergency tooth removal. Hughes does extractions, bone grafting and implants in the same office, and Harbor Point’s page walks through implant, bridge and partial denture options for after the tooth is out.

If you plan to replace the tooth, ask about an implant before it comes out; see dental implants in Bluffton. For a tooth that hurts now, see emergency dentists in Bluffton.

An oral and maxillofacial surgeon is a surgeon who works on the mouth, teeth and jaw; Charleston’s surgeons are board-certified in the specialty. A general dentist can do many extractions, and says so on the cards above. Ask your dentist which they would do, and whether your case is one they refer. Many offices see you without a referral, but your insurance may ask for one.

For gum surgery rather than extractions, a periodontist is the specialist; see the periodontist section on dentists in Bluffton.

ROC Dental Group’s oral surgery page promises “comfortable surgery with sedation,” and Low Country Dental says the oral surgeon it refers to for wisdom teeth may use sedation. Ask each office which kind it uses, what to eat and drink beforehand, and whether you need someone to drive you home; with sedation most offices will not let you drive yourself.

Hilton Head OMS patients describe detailed written aftercare. Ask for the aftercare sheet when you book, so you know what the first days look like before the surgery, and whether the office has an after-hours number.

From Sun City Hilton Head, Hughes Dental Group is 0.4 mi away and Harbor Point Dentistry 0.6 mi, both in Okatie; Hilton Head OMS on Hope Pond Way is 4.0 mi and Charleston Oral and Facial Surgery on Baylor Drive 4.5 mi. Hampton Hall is 3.3 mi from Baylor Drive and 3.8 mi from Hope Pond Way; Palmetto Bluff is 5.2 mi from Baylor Drive.

In Old Town Bluffton and Belfair, ROC Dental Group and Low Country Dental are within 2.1 mi and the Baylor Drive surgeons 3.0 mi from Old Town. Across the bridge, both surgery groups have an island office; see dentists on Hilton Head Island.

No practice here posts a price, because the total depends on how many teeth, how hard each one is, whether a tooth is impacted, the type of sedation and whether a bone graft follows. Ask for a written estimate from the office, ask which parts your dental insurance and your medical insurance each cover, and if you are on a Medicare Advantage plan, ask what its dental benefit includes.

Oral surgery offices close by 5 p.m. and on weekends, and Charleston’s Friday ends at 3. Call the office’s line first; many give an after-hours instruction. For swelling that spreads, a fever, bleeding you cannot control or trouble swallowing or breathing, go to an emergency room.

Novant Health runs two 24-hour ERs in Bluffton: Tidewatch Emergency Department at 349 Tidewatch Dr, (843) 757-8433, and Bluffton Emergency Department at 8 Parkside Dr, (854) 235-2750. See hospitals near Bluffton and urgent care in Bluffton.

South Carolina’s Board of Dentistry, part of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, offers a Licensee Lookup on llr.sc.gov where you can search a dentist or oral surgeon by name. Type the address yourself rather than following a link in an unexpected email.

Charleston Oral and Facial Surgery is open until 5 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 3 p.m. on Friday. ROC Dental Group closes at noon on Friday, and Hughes and Harbor Point are open Monday to Thursday. For a wisdom tooth appointment, a Monday or Tuesday leaves the recovery days inside the work week.