Facial Designs wins Silver in Minnesota’s Best oral surgery category

Facial Designs, P.A. received Silver in the 2026 Star Tribune Readers’ Choice Minnesota’s Best Oral Surgeon category, recognizing the Minneapolis practice’s surgical care and restorative dentistry model. The award highlights its board-certified oral surgeon and prosthodontist team, plus its emphasis on full-mouth reconstruction and patient safety.

Why it matters: - The award gives Facial Designs public recognition in a patient-voted statewide competition. - The honor may strengthen the Minneapolis practice’s position with patients seeking oral surgery, dental implants and complex reconstruction. - The recognition underscores demand for integrated surgical and restorative care in the Twin Cities market.

What happened: - Facial Designs, P.A. won the Silver Award for Minnesota’s Best Oral Surgeon in the 2026 Star Tribune Readers’ Choice program. - The announcement was made June 29, 2026. - The practice serves patients from Minneapolis and the Twin Cities area. - Facial Designs operates locations in Excelsior and Minnetonka.

The details: - Dr. Roderick VanSurksum is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon with more than 35 years of surgical experience. - Dr. VanSurksum performs procedures ranging from wisdom teeth removal to zygomatic dental implants. - Facial Designs offers All-On-X surgeries and same-day smile transformations. - The practice pairs an oral surgeon and a prosthodontist under one roof. - Dr. VanSurksum works with Dr. Zane Clark-Gold, a prosthodontist, from the first consultation through treatment planning. - Facial Designs is a Category 1 Anesthesia Facility. - The practice uses platelet-rich fibrin, or PRF, to support healing and reduce postoperative discomfort. - The company describes its model as hospital-level safety in a private practice setting. - The practice has served Minnesota for more than three decades. - Facial Designs says the award reflects its commitment to individualized, high-level care and compassionate treatment. - Dr. VanSurksum said the practice was honored to be recognized by patients and the Minnesota community.

Between the lines: - The award highlights a trend toward practices that combine surgery, restorative dentistry and anesthesia capabilities in one location. - Facial Designs is positioning its clinical structure as a differentiator in a crowded cosmetic and implant market. - The recognition also suggests patients are rewarding practices that emphasize both technical complexity and safety.

What's next: - Facial Designs is directing patients to schedule consultations at its Excelsior or Minnetonka offices. - More information is available at the practice’s website or by calling (952) 935-8420. - The practice is likely to continue emphasizing full-mouth reconstruction, implant care and same-day smile procedures as core services.

The bottom line: - Facial Designs turned a readers’ choice win into a signal that its combined surgical and restorative model is resonating with Minnesota patients.