Phillip N. Wheat, D.D.S., M.S.

Dr. Wheat was born and raised in Benton, Illinois, and attended Southern Illinois University, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Zoology in 1970. Following that, he attended the University of Illinois Medical Center, receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery with Honors. Residency was completed in oral and maxillofacial surgery at University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago from 1974 to 1978, receiving a specialty certificate in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Dr. Wheat has served as President of the G.V. Black Dental Society, President of the Illinois Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, President of the Board of Directors of OMSPac (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Political Action Committee), and has served on the board for the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Professional Conduct. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and is a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, as well as a Fellow of the American College of Dentists.

Dr. Wheat has been in private practice in Springfield, Illinois, from 1978 through the present, and he is on hospital staff at St. John’s Hospital, Memorial Medical Center, Doctor’s Hospital. Dr. Wheat is also a Cinical Associate Professor at SIU School of Medicine in the Department of Surgery. He has extensive experience in most areas of oral and maxillofacial surgery with an emphasis on reconstruction, dental implants, dento-alveolar surgery and office anesthesia.

Education:

1966-1970 Southern Illinois University; BS in Zoology
1970-1974 U of I Medical Center; Doctor of Dental Surgery with Honors
1974-1978 Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; U of I Medical Center; Specialty Certificate in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; MS degree in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Positions:

Current Private Practice: Springfield Associated in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Springfield, Illinois
1978-present Clinical Professor; SIU School of Medicine—Department of Plastic Surgery
1975-present Clinical Professor; SIU School of Medicine—Department of Otolaryngology
1992-1998 Delegate; American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
1993-1999 Board of Directors, Chairman; OMSPAC
1994-present Critical Care Disaster Team II-PACU; St. John’s Hospital; Springfield, Illinois
1993-1995 President; Illinois Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Representative to PANDA Coalition (child abuse)
1997-1998 President; G.V. Black Dental Society
2000-2005 Board Member and Chairman of Commission on Professional Conduct – AAOMS

Memberships:

1979-present American Dental Association
1978-present Illinois State Dental Society and G.V. Black Dental Society
1980-present American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
1982-present American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
1984-present Illinois Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
1988-present Great Lakes Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
1993-present Pierre Fauchard Academy; International Honor Dental Organization, Fellow
1998-present American College of Dentists, Fellow
1999-present American Academy of Osseointegration

Hospital Staff:

St. John’s Hospital; Springfield, Illinois – Courtesy Staff
Memorial Medical Center; Springfield, Illinois – Courtesy Staff

Email Dr. Wheat: pwheat@saoms.com