Société Française de Chirurgie Orale

What Société Française de Chirurgie Orale does

Société Française de Chirurgie Orale (SFCO) is a French non-profit professional medical society (société savante) dedicated to the study, continuing education, research, and advancement of oral medicine and oral surgery in France. It serves primarily oral surgeons who have completed the French internat de chirurgie orale — a dual medical and odontological specialty formally created in 2011 — alongside secondary audiences of general dental surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, hospital odontologists, and patients. The society is led by President Pr. Anne-Laure Ejeil and a bureau, with operations centered at 22 avenue de la Grande Armée, 75017 Paris (hosted at ADF premises) and a 5-person staff.

SFCO's core product portfolio is anchored by its annual scientific congress (73rd edition scheduled for June 17-19, 2026 in Brest), a recurring webinar series broadcast on YouTube (@sfcorale) and Eugenol.live, the JOMOS scientific literature review, clinical guidelines issued jointly with GEMUB, a DPC-accredited continuing professional development program (DPC-SFCO), a public member directory, pedagogical cases and diagnostic quizzes, patient information sheets, a forum and classifieds board, and SFCO scientific awards. The underlying technology is a content and community platform: a professionally designed, eco-responsible website built and maintained by third-party digital agency LOGOMOTION, combined with off-the-shelf webinar infrastructure (YouTube and Eugenol.live). No proprietary software, AI pipeline, or data infrastructure is disclosed.

The business model is a dual-revenue association model: recurring membership dues (cotisations des adhérents, billing annually via the online portal) and industrial/laboratory sponsorship (Nobel Biocare, Zimvie, Bredent are visible as sponsor logos). Membership pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is event-driven, anchored by the annual congress and reinforced by monthly webinars, social media presence (Instagram, Twitter/X), and partnerships with parallel dental events (Entretiens de Garancière) and related professional bodies (ANICO, CNECO, CNPCO, SNCO, SNOHP, SFSCMFCO, EFOS). The operating geography is France, with representation at the European level through EFOS.

Name

Société Française de Chirurgie Orale

Legal name

Société Française de Chirurgie Orale

Website

https://societechirorale.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Société Française de Chirurgie Orale (SFCO) is a French non-profit professional medical society serving oral surgeons and related dental specialists in France. It provides an annual scientific congress, webinars, JOMOS literature reviews, clinical guidelines, and DPC continuing education, financed by membership dues and industrial sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society / Oral Surgery Continuing Education

NAICS

Offices of Dentists (621210)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLABAEAA

Dentoalveolar Surgery (Tooth Extractions & Alveoloplasty)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Dental Care Services/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

SECONDARYHLABAEAH

Oral Medicine & Mucosal Disease Surgical Management

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Dental Care Services/Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Keywords

• Oral surgery association
• Professional medical society
• Continuing dental education
• Clinical practice guidelines
• Scientific congress organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: The society is financed by membership dues paid by its adherents (sur les cotisations de ses adhérents).
2. Industrial and laboratory partnerships: The society also receives revenue from partnerships with different laboratories and industrial partners, identified as sponsors on the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Société Française de Chirurgie Orale (SFCO) is a French professional medical society that delivers scientific congresses, webinars, clinical practice guidelines, continuing professional development programs, and scientific literature reviews for oral surgery specialists and related dental practitioners in France. It also operates a public directory of member practitioners and produces patient information resources to support informed consent and post-operative care. The society is financed through membership dues and industrial/laboratory partnerships and serves as the recognized national reference body for oral surgery.

Product overview

Société Française de Chirurgie Orale is a professional medical association for oral surgery specialists in France. The organization offers a portfolio of services including annual scientific congresses, online webinars, peer-reviewed literature reviews (JOMOS), clinical guidelines, continuing professional development programs (DPC-SFCO), educational materials, and a member directory. These services collectively support the study, continuing education, research, and advancement of oral and buccal medicine and surgery among French oral surgery practitioners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SFCO Annual Congress
• SFCO Webinars
• JOMOS Literature Reviews
• SFCO / GEMUB Clinical Practice Recommendations
• DPC-SFCO Continuing Professional Development
• Educational Resources for Practitioners
• SFCO Public Member Directory
• Patient Information Sheets and Consent Forms
• SFCO Forum and Classifieds
• SFCO Scientific Awards
• Health Surveillance (Veille sanitaire)

Quantifiable outcome

• 75th anniversary celebrated (15 years since the oral surgery specialty was formally created in 2011)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Association Nationale des Internes Chirurgie Orale (ANICO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANICO is the national association of oral surgery residents (internes). It is listed as a key partner within the SFCO's Surgical Portal (Portail Chirurgical), representing the trainee segment of the oral surgery specialty.
• Collège National Des Enseignants de Chirurgie Orale Et Médecine Orale (CNECO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNECO is the national college of oral surgery and oral medicine educators. It is listed as a key partner in the SFCO's Surgical Portal, representing the academic and teaching component of the specialty.
• Conseil National Professionnel de Chirurgie Orale (CNPCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNPCO is the national professional council for oral surgery. It is listed as a key partner in the SFCO's Surgical Portal. CNPCO co-organized the 15th anniversary conference of oral surgery with ORTUS, a major public health event.
• European Federation Oral Surgery (EFOS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEFOS is the European umbrella federation for oral surgery societies. SFCO is listed as a partner on EFOS's website, representing France in the European oral surgery community.
• Société Française de Stomatologie, Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Chirurgie Orale (SFSCMFCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFSCMFCO is the French society for stomatology, maxillofacial surgery, and oral surgery. It is listed in the SFCO's Surgical Portal as a related professional society within the broader maxillofacial/oral surgery field.
• Syndicat National des Chirurgiens Oraux (SNCO)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNCO is the national union of oral surgeons. It is listed in the SFCO's Surgical Portal as a related professional body representing oral surgeons.
• Syndicat National des Odontologistes des Höpitaux Publics (SNOHP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNOHP is the national union of hospital odontologists. Listed in the SFCO's Surgical Portal, representing hospital-based dental practitioners.
• Nobel BiocareminorOthersNobel Biocare is a global dental implant company. Their logo appears in the Partners section of the SFCO website, indicating a commercial sponsorship/partnership relationship.
• ZimvieminorOthersZimvie is a medical device company operating in the dental sector. Their logo appears in the Partners section of the SFCO website, indicating a commercial sponsorship/partnership relationship.
• Bredent GroupminorOthersBredent Group is a dental company. Their logo appears in the Partners section of the SFCO website, indicating a commercial sponsorship/partnership relationship.
• JOMOS (Journal of Oral Medicine and Surgery)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJOMOS is the scientific journal linked to the SFCO, providing literature reviews in oral surgery and oral medicine. The SFCO publishes literature reviews through the JOMOS platform.
• ORTUScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerORTUS co-organized the 'Conférence de concertation – 15 ans de Chirurgie Orale' (15th anniversary conference) together with CNPCO. Contact: Victoire Platania and Françoise Millet.
• Entretiens de GarancièrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFCO is a partner of the Entretiens de Garancière 2026 (September 16–18, 2026) – a major annual French dental conference. SFCO members receive exclusive discount codes for registration. SFCO will be particularly featured on September 16 with several conferences organized by SFCO representatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS): The leading US professional society for oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Directly comparable to SFCO as a national membership society organizing annual scientific meetings, continuing education, and clinical guidelines for the oral surgery specialty, though operating at much larger scale in the US market.
• International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS): International professional association for oral and maxillofacial surgeons globally. Comparable to SFCO as a membership-based scientific society serving the oral surgery specialty, but operating at worldwide rather than national scale.
• Société Française de Stomatologie, Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Chirurgie Orale (SFSCMFCO): French sister society covering stomatology and maxillofacial surgery alongside oral surgery. Directly comparable as a French national professional medical society listed in SFCO's own Surgical Portal, serving overlapping but distinct specialty constituencies.
• British Association of Oral Surgeons (BAOS): UK national professional society for oral surgeons. Directly comparable to SFCO in scope and structure: membership-based organization providing annual scientific meetings, clinical guidelines, and continuing education for oral surgery specialists in a single European country.
• European Federation of Oral Surgery (EFOS): The European umbrella federation of national oral surgery societies, of which SFCO is the French member. Operates as a federation peer organizing congresses, training standards, and scientific exchange across European oral surgery societies — same mission and constituency, broader geographic scope.

Emerging players

• European Academy of Oral Medicine: European academic society covering oral medicine (the non-surgical clinical domain adjacent to SFCO's scope). Comparable in mission as a learned society organizing congresses and scientific exchange, but focused on oral medicine rather than the surgical specialty.
• European Federation of Periodontology (EFP): European umbrella federation of national periodontology societies, organizing the influential EuroPerio congress. Comparable as a European-level dental specialty federation with the same organizational model (federation of national societies, annual congresses, scientific guidelines) as EFOS, the parent body of which SFCO is a member.

Regional players

• Association Dentaire Française (ADF): French national dental association (the broader profession-wide society) at whose Paris headquarters SFCO is physically housed. Comparable as a French professional society organizing the annual dental congress and continuing education, but covers all dentists rather than specializing in oral surgery.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie (DGMKG): German national society for oral and maxillofacial surgery. Comparable to SFCO in mission and structure as a national professional society organizing annual congresses and scientific exchange for oral surgeons, but operating in the German market and covering maxillofacial as well.
• Consejo General de Colegios de Odontólogos y Estomatólogos de España (Dental Council of Spain): Spanish national professional body representing dentists and stomatologists. Comparable as a European national professional society organizing continuing education and congresses for dental professionals, though broader in scope than SFCO's oral surgery specialization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chirurgieorale
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCVVFRap64mPGbd9JicUupA
• Instagraminstagram.com/sfchirurgieorale
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9-fran%C3%A7aise-de-chirurgie-orale

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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