2024/11/18: Tongue Ties, Myo and Orthodontics
Presented by: Dr. Mandeep Johal, DDS
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Product Description
The Dental Hygienist’s Role in Connecting the Dots Between Tongue Ties, Myofunctional Therapy and Orthodontics
CE Hours: 5 (Online)
Dates:
Part 1: Monday, November 18th - 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST
Part 2: Monday, November 25th - 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST
Course Description:
Join Dr. Mandeep Johal as she shares her experience with airways, orthodontics and myofunctional therapy. We will discuss some of the clues to look for when meeting your patient, and what you can learn regarding airway health, and orthodontic consideration through extraoral and intraoral findings. Joined by special guest, Joe Siegfried, Dr. Johal will walk you through a real-life case presentation to see the power of collaboration.
Learning Objectives:
Part 1:
1. Learn what a Tongue-tie is (in both adults and children)
2. How to assess for Tongue ties - (An Easy Tongue-tie Assessment Form will be provided)
3. Discover the symptoms of Tongue-ties and understand the whole-body connection.
4. Learn how I treat Tongue-ties
5. Understand the importance of Myo-Functional Therapy for pre and post Tongue-ties in a guest interview with Dr.Johal's dental hygienist, who is trained in Myofunctional therapy, Shannon Barcic RDH.
Part 2:
6. Discover what and why of the Airway orthodontics (An Easy Airway Orthodontics Assessment Form will be provided)
7. Learn how to assess for sleep disordered breathing (SDB) (A Sleep Questionnaire form for pedo/adults will be provided)
8. A case study of airway orthodontic treatment will be shared
9. The Team approach- myo/body work to be discussed
10. A guest interview with Dr. Mandeep Johal and Joe Siegfried RDH (and Myofunctional Therapist) as they share a special case that is close to Joe’s heart.
What Your Colleagues Are Saying About This Course:
- It is so refreshing to apply my critical thinking skills to this topic. After 31 years in Hygiene I feel I can probably debride in my sleep! I am enjoying taking the information I have learned in the past and pulling it all together. ~ Joann
- Dr. Johal is a great presenter, speaks clearly and happily and thoroughly answers questions. She is clearly passionate about helping little and big people live the best lives they possibly can through proper breathing, tongue positioning and skeletal strength. ~ Nicole
- This webinar was one of the most informative webinars I have ever attended. Dr. Johal was an amazing speaker that explained the material in a manner that is so easy to understand. ~ Barbara
- My experience was wonderful! Dr. Johal was fantastic with information for everyday practice! I loved listening to her and have already taken her expertise into my everyday pediatric practices as a hygienist. ~ Kate
- This was a fantastic lecture as always with rdhu. The height of enthusiasm from the speaker, Dr. Mandeep Johal was phenomenal. So much great information to take back to practice. ~ Brenda
- An amazing energetic presenter with significant knowledge on the topic. Would highly recommend her course ~ Sonya
- When I chose this course, I was very interested in this topic, and I have always wanted to learn more about myofunctional therapy and how it works. This course taught me that and more! I loved all of the case studies they presented. It was amazing to see the difference between the before and after pictures of each case! As a general RDH, who sees children regularly, I will definitely be looking out for a little bit more, with this new knowledge set. Thanks Dr. Johal for an amazing and comprehensive course! ~ Sarah