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Pediatric Tongue- and Lip-Ties, and Laser Frenectomy Integration into Your Dentistry Practice
November 5, 2021 - November 6, 2021
Introduction
Enhance your understanding of the issues of pediatric laser dentistry, including tongue-ties and lip-ties! As many as 5 percent of all babies born in the US have tongue-ties significant enough to cause breastfeeding difficulties. Affected babies often fail to thrive and can be erroneously labeled as “lazy nursers” or “stubborn feeders”.
Clinical Curriculum
- Background and significance of TOTS;
- Diagnosis of pediatric tongue- and lip-ties;
- Multi-disciplinary approach to treating pediatric tongue- and lip-ties;
- Lactation support for the breastfeeding tongue-tied dyad;
- Bodywork and alternative therapy for the tongue-tied baby;
- Setting expectations with families and patients;
- Current methods of clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of pediatric lingual and labial ties.
Instructors
- Martin Kaplan, DMD
- Piya Gandhi, DDS
- Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC -SLP, COM®️
- Max Sulla, DDS
- Lisa Paladino, CNM, IBCLC
- Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP, CPhys