Dr. Julia Heinrichs

Dental Practice
The traditional referral system is broken, and teledentistry can fix it
The time between when a patient is referred to a specialist and when he or she actually sees the specialist (if it happens at all) can become a black hole. Dr. Julia Heinrichs believes that teledentistry can help bridge the gap between general practitioner and specialist for many patients. In this article, she provides scenarios to illustrate this belief.
October 12, 2020
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