This webinar will discuss the following:

– Importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in the diagnosis and treatment of TOTS
– Building your multidisciplinary team

Dr. Brynn Leroux is a graduate of LSU School of Dentistry and was ranked 2nd in her graduating class. She completed a residency in Pediatric Dentistry at the Medical University of South Carolina, acting as Chief Resident. A native of Maringouin, LA, Dr. Leroux graduated as Valedictorian from Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee and continued on to study Biological Sciences at LSU in Baton Rouge. Dr. Leroux is a Diplomate of both the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Board of Laser Surgery, with a specialty designation “In Pediatric and Special Patient Care Laser Dentistry.”  She is also Standard Proficiency Certified by the Academy of Laser Dentistry.

Dr. Leroux is an active member of numerous local and international dental organizations and honorary societies, including the Greater Baton Rouge Dental Association, Louisiana Dental Association, American Dental Association, Southwestern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, OKU National Dental Society, C.E. Kells Honorary Society, and Pierre Fauchard Honor Society. Dr. Leroux is also a board member for the Capital Area Partners Cleft Initiative at OLOL Children’s Hospital, supporting, educating and encouraging families throughout the state of LA in their cleft and craniofacial journeys.After being personally affected by tongue tie and sleep disordered breathing, Dr. Leroux has taken a special interest in tethered oral tissues, airway centered dentistry, sleep medicine, and interceptive orthodontics. She is a TOTS trained professional, an active member and speaker of the American Laser Study Club, and a founding member of the International Consortium of Oral Ankylofrenula Professionals (ICAP), in which she currently serves on the Board of Directors as Chairperson.  She remains up-to-date in this ever-evolving field by also being an active member of the American Academy of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry, the Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences, and the International Association of Orofacial Myology.

She evaluates her patients for signs and symptoms of tethered oral tissues and sleep disordered breathing and provides laser lip and tongue tie revisions from birth through adulthood using the Light Scalpel CO2 laser. Her practice can offer any level of sedation or anesthesia “in house” as needed to provide patients with the most thorough, positive, and safest laser revision experience. Dr. Leroux works closely with a team of local lactation consultants, therapists, bodyworkers, pediatricians, and ENTs to ensure collaboration, follow through, and comprehensive care for her patients.

1 CE credit available to AAPMD members