For Referring Doctors
One direct line. One surgeon. Every maxillofacial case you need to hand off today.
Dr. Wakefield accepts TMJ, orthognathic, dental implant, and facial trauma referrals directly — no residents, no triage queue, no waiting for a call back from a covering provider. Send the case this morning; our insurance coordinator pre-authorizes within 24 hours.
- Board certifications
- ABOMS · Dental Anesthesiology
- AAOMS member since
- 2009
- Avg. new-patient wait
- 4.2 days
The referral loop
Four steps from your operatory to our surgical suite.
Typical turnaround is under 48 hours for non-emergent referrals. Hand this page to your front-desk staff — every step is documented below.
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Submit
Complete the online referral form (under one minute) or fax the RX pad to (415) 555-0183. Include a brief clinical narrative and the diagnosis code you're working from.
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Verify
Our insurance coordinator confirms benefits and obtains pre-authorization within 24 hours for all major carriers. You receive a benefits summary by secure email the same business day.
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Schedule
Our scheduling team contacts the patient directly within one business day, books the consultation, and sends you a confirmation copy. Same-week emergency slots are reserved daily.
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Receive report
After the consultation, Dr. Wakefield dictates a full operative and imaging report back to your office by secure portal or fax, with imaging archived on your patient's longitudinal record.
Document library
Direct downloads for your front desk.
Print, save, or bookmark. Every asset is updated quarterly; if you ever need a format we don't have listed, the front desk can request one by phone.
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412 KB Email [email protected] to request the latest version
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680 KB Available on request from the surgical coordinator
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118 KB Reflects Q1 2026 carrier participation
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295 KB Most recent revision: November 2025
Urgent trauma hotline
Facial fracture. Displaced mandible. Acute TMJ lockjaw.
Dr. Wakefield answers directly — same-day slots are reserved every morning for trauma and acute TMJ cases referred from community dentists and emergency rooms across the Bay Area. If you have a patient who cannot open, cannot close, or has visible facial asymmetry, do not wait for a fax confirmation.
- Mandibular fractures — pre-op workup and OR scheduling same day when medically stable.
- Midface and orbital fractures — coordinated with ophthalmology on call.
- TMJ closed lock — arthrocentesis and lavage slots reserved before noon.
- Failed implants with active infection — extraction and bone preservation planning.
Before the first fax
Questions our referring offices ask before sending the referral.
If your question isn't below, the front desk can reach the surgical coordinator directly at [email protected].
How do we transfer CBCT and intraoral scans?
Use our secure DICOM upload portal — credentials are printed on page two of the Imaging Protocol PDF. For offices without DICOM capability, we accept physical media (USB) by courier or mailed optical disc. Sirona, Carestream, i-CAT, and Planmeca exports are all documented step-by-step in the protocol.
What is your insurance pre-authorization turnaround?
Twenty-four business hours for all major medical and dental carriers. Our coordinator verifies benefits, obtains authorization where required, and sends you a written benefits summary before the patient is contacted for scheduling.
What does the post-operative report include?
Every referring office receives a dictated operative note, an imaging summary when CBCT was taken in-house, and a list of post-op instructions given to the patient. Reports are delivered within five business days of the procedure by secure portal or fax, your choice.
We're referring a patient with a failing implant placed elsewhere. What should we send?
The original placement records if available, most recent periapical or CBCT showing the failure, and a one-line clinical narrative on symptoms. We've handled over four hundred revision cases; the consultation focuses on salvage versus replacement, and we send our recommendation back to your office before scheduling any surgery.
Send the referral
Our team responds within one business day.
For trauma, lockjaw, or visible facial asymmetry — call the direct line now and skip the form. For routine TMJ, orthognathic, or implant cases, the online form below reaches the same coordinator within minutes.
Pre-authorization turned around within 24 hours for all major carriers. Patient is contacted by our scheduling team the same business day.