Integrating Laser Frenectomies and the Function First Model into a Dental Practice (Nov 15 - 16, 2024)

Integrating Laser Frenectomies and the Function First Model into a Dental Practice is organized by American Laser Study Club (ALSC) and will be held from Nov 15 - 16, 2024 at Holiday Inn Orlando-International Airport, an IHG Hotel, Orlando, Florida, United States of America.

Description:
How can you provide optimal care for patients with tongue-ties and lip-ties in your dental practice? This course is designed to help you achieve just that. Participants will learn the essential steps to implement a TOTS (Tethered Oral Tissues) program, from selecting the appropriate laser to mastering frenectomy techniques and managing financial and scheduling components. By focusing on practical application and multi-disciplinary approaches, this course equips you with the skills necessary for clinical and financial success, ensuring the best possible patient outcomes.
A good surgical laser for cutting soft tissue must be able to vaporize soft tissue while at the same time efficiently coagulating surgical margins. Not all laser wavelengths meet both requirements. This course touches on the practical aspects of soft tissue laser surgery and the fundamental processes involved in the laser-tissue interaction. Our hands-on participation lab is designed to train attendees on what surgical lasers can do safely and efficiently.

Clinical curriculum:

• Background and significance of Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTS);
• Diagnosis of pediatric tongue- and lip-ties;
• Explanation of the Function First Model diagnosis and treatment;
• 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;
• Implementing TOTS treatment into a business;
• Building and training an in-house team;
• Billing and insurance setup and details;
• Current clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment methods of pediatric lingual and labial ties.

Attendees will be able to:

• Describe infant sucking physiology and how tongue-ties impair infant suck;
• Appropriately use reliable diagnostic criteria to screen babies and children for this condition;
• Clearly express orthodontic-myofunctional connection;
• Discuss how the soft tissues of the orofacial complex may lead to malocclusion, TMD, headaches, and other problems; and
• List and define all the consequences and benefits of using lasers to remove oral restrictions.

Laser curriculum:
The Laser Surgery and Safety Basic Knowledge Certification Curriculum for this Course has been developed by the American Laser Study Club (ALSC). The ALSC’s curriculum overcomes the known limitations of many laser dentistry courses. It includes detailed soft tissue ablation and coagulation physics with laser and hot tip (non-laser) devices. Laser hands-on wet lab on tissue samples will include laser safety instructions, frenectomy simulations, and other surgical laser procedure demonstrations.

Hands on Participation session:

• Laser Safety
• Laser Surgical Technique Simulations
• Superficial Ablation
• Superficial Coagulation
• Shallow Incisions
• Deep Incisions
• Practicing Surgical Techniques on a Pig Jaw