TOPIC
Join Our Initiative to End Paper Referrals – It’s Easier Than You Think!

SPEAKER
Sam Ahani, DDS

CONTINUING EDUCATION
1 CE Unit

The SMCDS is excited to announce a new initiative to eliminate paper referrals with the help of Refera, a free digital referral platform. Led by Refera’s founder, Dr. Ahani, who has seen firsthand the impact of digital referrals, this initiative aims to streamline workflows, improve patient care, and boost practice revenue.

In this webinar, Dr. Ahani will cover how paper referrals negatively impact practices and give you a preview of Refera’s simple, powerful features. And you’ll receive 1 unit of CE credit just for attending!

Learning Objectives:

Why Digital Referrals? Here’s What Practices Are Experiencing:

Simple, Fast Referral Management: Send referrals in 60 seconds or less, with real-time tracking so you know the status of every referral.

Better Patient Care: Digital referrals eliminate errors and delays, ensuring patients receive timely, coordinated care.

Higher Completion Rates = More Revenue: Digital referrals have an 80% completion rate compared to 50% with paper, so more patients complete their care.

Free and Easy for All Members: Refera is free for SMCDS members to send and receive referrals. Pilot practices have already reported that Refera is even easier than paper.

Join us to see how Refera works, learn about the hidden costs of paper referrals, and understand why so many practices are making the switch.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Sam Ahani graduated from SFSU in 1989 with a degree in Business Information Systems, and the University of the Pacific, Aurthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in 1995. Dr. Ahani has been a dentist for the past 25 years and has owned multiple dental practices with his wife, Dr. Sepi Vafi, a pediatric dentist. As a consultant, Dr. Ahani has helped multiple offices to improve efficiencies and increase production. Being part of a large family of dentists and specialists, he has studied the inefficiencies and high liabilities in the current referral process , and is currently founder and CEO of a software company aimed at closing the referral loop.