Resources For Referring Doctors
Online Referral Form
You may refer patients to our office by filling out our secure online Referral Form. After you have completed the form, please make sure to press the Submit button at the bottom to automatically send us your information. The security and privacy of patient data is one of our primary concerns and we have taken every precaution to protect it.
Endodontic Case Assessment
Advances in the understanding of endodontic pathosis, aseptic technique, and principles of canal preparation and obturation have led to significantly increased and predictable healing rates for endodontic treatment—95% and higher under ideal conditions (Salehrabi R, Rotstein I. J Endod. 2004 Dec;30(12):846-50). However, the treatment must be delivered in a predictable manner by the treating practitioner to optimize the healing potential.
The AAE has developed practical tools to help every dentist overcome case assessment pitfalls:
Endodontic Case Difficulty Assessment Article
This newsletter discusses endodontic treatment planning, case assessment and referral from a specialist’s perspective.
(PDF File, 587KB)
Reading
List
A comprehensive list of references supporting the topic of case assessment and referral.
(PDF File, 48KB)
Forging Effective Alliances for Quality Patient Care
This article discusses the value of effective referral relationships.
(PDF File, 127KB)
Educator’s Guide to Using the AAE Endodontic Case Difficulty Assessment Form
This guide is designed to assist educators in teaching predoctoral dental students objective evaluation and decision-making skills in endodontics.
(PDF File, 44KB)
AAE Case Difficulty Assessment Form and Guidelines
The Assessment Form enables a practitioner to assign levels of difficulty to a particular case by assessing risk factors that may affect the outcome of treatment. The form may also be used to assist with referral decision making and record keeping.
(PDF File, 411KB)
Links of Interest
National organization representing the specialty of endodontics or root canal treatment.
Dedicated to enhancing and promoting participation and leadership for women in organized dentistry.
Access to news, publications, and products and services related to dental health.
Another useful site with links to consumer health information, vast AIDS information center, searchable database of more than 650,000 physicians.
If you need endodontic treatment in Worthington, Westerville, Dublin, or the surrounding area, there is no better place to go than Central Ohio Endodontics.
Content-rich commercial site includes interactive groups, ask-the-doctor feature, medical dictionary, comprehensive drug information, medical news, disease-specific information, and links.
Searchable commercial collection of full-text articles from such useful sources as the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Ohio Dental Association represents more than 5,000 member dentists, nearly 70% of the state’s licensed dentists. ODA member dentists provide more than $40 million in donated care and services annually, and they are bound by the highest ethical standards and have access to superior ongoing education, training, and resources.