Help Your Patients Thrive: How To Get Started Identifying and Treating Tongue Ties by Dr. Richard Baxter
About This Event
It seems everywhere you turn, parents and professionals are discussing, concerned about, and asking questions about tongue and lip-ties. With so many opinions, objections, and success stories, it’s hard to cut through the noise. This evidence-based and clinically informed presentation will provide clarity to the real issues a restricted tongue can cause throughout the lifespan. Dentists are well-positioned to screen for, diagnose and treat, or refer these patients with a team-based approach to manage these very common conditions.
A review of the relevant literature, over a dozen clinical cases of all ages, diagnostic criteria, assessment techniques, treatment videos, and recommendations will be discussed in this comprehensive lecture. Dr. Baxter will share the knowledge, successes, and struggles from his practice, and experience in treating thousands of patients with these conditions.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the literature relating to tongue and lip-ties and the best practices where research does not yet exist.
- Conduct a thorough exam on a baby, child, or adolescent
- classify the degree of restriction or the tongue or lip
- and screen for common symptoms related to these conditions.
- Know if the attendee wishes to treat these patients in the office as part of a multidisciplinary team, or refer them for care by a trained provider.
- List the steps involved in assessing, diagnosing, referring to other specialists, and treating when indicated children with tongue restrictions.
- Understand the effect a non-released oral restriction can have on a patient throughout the lifespan.