For referring dentists
Refer a patient with confidence
Refer by secure form, phone or secure email, and we take it from there: we contact the family within 1 business day and send you a written summary within 5 business days of their visit. A named treatment coordinator looks after your office.
Your patient stays your patient.
Your patient keeps you as their dentist. We focus on their orthodontic care and send them back to you for checkups, cleanings and all restorative work, before, during and after treatment.
What you can expect from us
- Your patient stays your patient
- Your patient keeps you as their dentist. We focus on their orthodontic care and send them back to you for checkups, cleanings and all restorative work, before, during and after treatment.
- We contact the family within 1 business day
- Once we receive your referral, our team reaches out to the patient or family to book a consultation.
- You get a written summary within 5 business days
- After the patient is seen, we send you our findings and the recommended plan.
- A named coordinator for your office
- You and your team have a person to call, not a general line.
- No referral form is required
- Patients can also call us directly. A referral from you helps us coordinate care, but it’s never a barrier to being seen.
How to refer
- Secure referral form (below): patient details, the reason for referral and any X-rays or records.
- Phone: call (757) 224-3004. One number reaches every office.
- Secure email: referrals@behlorthodontics.com
- Or simply ask the patient to call us. No referral form is needed.
Please don’t send patient information by text message, through other pages of this website, or from a regular, unsecured email account.
Your referral coordinators
Southside: Virginia Beach Town Center and Hilltop, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Suffolk
Sharon Mott
Treatment Coordinator
Katie Clark
Treatment Coordinator
Peninsula: Hampton and Yorktown
Katie Marlowe
Treatment Coordinator
When to refer
We’re glad to see any patient you have a question about. Common reasons include:
- A first orthodontic check for children by age 7
- Crowding, spacing or teeth that are coming in out of position
- Crossbites, deep bites, open bites, overjet or underbites
- Missing, extra or impacted teeth (for example, impacted canines)
- Tooth movement before implants, crowns, veneers or other restorative work
- Signs that may relate to the airway, such as mouth breathing or a narrow upper jaw
- Adults who would like a second opinion or a clear-aligner option
After the consultation
You receive our findings and plan in writing. If the patient starts treatment, we keep you updated from the start to retention, and we coordinate with you on any restorative or periodontal care.
Questions from dentists
- Do my patients need a referral to see you?
- No. Patients can book a free consultation themselves. A referral from you helps us coordinate care.
- Which office will my patient go to?
- Whichever of our 7 offices suits the family. Each office has its own orthodontist.
- Will my patient keep seeing me for checkups?
- Yes. We ask patients to keep their regular checkups and cleanings with you throughout treatment.
- How do I send X-rays securely?
- Upload them with the secure referral form, or email them to referrals@behlorthodontics.com, which is set up for secure email. Please don’t send patient details by text message or a regular, unsecured email account.
