2433: Why Paper Referrals Are Holding Dentistry Back
Published: January 28, 2026
Duration: 58:17
On today's episode, Mark sits down with Dr. Brian Bhaskar, a newly minted oral and maxillofacial surgeon, third-generation dentist, and founder of Cindy, a digital referral management platform designed to modernize how dentists communicate. Dr. Bhaskar shares his journey from Division I basketball at Gonzaga to completing a six-year oral surgery residency at the University of Washington, and how firsthand frustrations with outdated referral systems inspired him to build a HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based solution for seamless collaboration between general dentists and specialists.
The conversation also explores life after residency, the realities of private practice, balancing entrepreneurship with clinical e...