5.2.12 - OU College of Dentistry Referral Process

Referrals between the predoctoral program and post-graduate programs occur to enhance the continuity of care in situations where the treatment needs of the patient are beyond the limitations of the predoctoral program. This referral process involves the various post-graduate clinics: AEGD, Grad Ortho, Grad Perio, and Oral Surgery as well as the Adult predoctoral program and must be started through consultation by full-time faculty from the referring department. The workflow for the COD Referral process can be found in the Clinic Binder in each clinic faculty office. The “official” Clinic Binder is now available in axiUm. The location is axiUm/Links/Clinic Binder. 

Dental practitioners must complete the Patient Referral for Limited Treatment in Students Clinics form and submit appropriate x-rays to the Quality Assurance Coordinator via email located on the form. This information is reviewed and the patient is assigned to the appropriate student. In the case of endodontic treatment, the assignment is coordinated with the Chair of Endodontics. When patients needing endodontic treatment are assigned to a student, the student will review the case with the Chair of Endodontics before scheduling the patient in the clinic.