Nurse Practitioner’s Guide to a multidisciplinary approach for treating ankyloglossia: lasers, lactation, and bodywork
About This Event
This webinar is essential for nurse practitioners who are keen to enhance their understanding of tethered oral tissues and the impacts of tongue ties on infant suck and overall orofacial functionality. Learn about the intricate physiology of infant sucking, the critical assessment techniques for diagnosing lingual and labial ties, as well as the state-of-the-art laser procedures used in their release. In our complex medical world, proficiency in this area could drastically improve the quality of life for your patients, from infants to adults, and could be the difference between restricted functionality and optimal health.
**Learning Objectives:**
– Infant sucking physiology and how tongue ties impact infant suck.
– Current methods of clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of lingual and labial ties.
– Reliable diagnostic criteria to screen babies for this condition.
– Bodywork and coordinating with other medical specialties.
– Consequences and benefits of using lasers to remove oral restrictions.
– Choosing the best laser wavelength for optimal results.
Learning Objectives
- Infant sucking physiology and how tongue ties impact infant suck.
- Current methods of clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of lingual and labial ties.
- Reliable diagnostic criteria to screen babies for this condition.
- Bodywork and coordinating with other medical specialties.
- Consequences and benefits of using lasers to remove oral restrictions.
- Choosing the best laser wavelength for optimal results.