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  • Unlimited accessĀ to TOTS and the Infant Latch, Tongue & Jaw course for as long as you keep your membership active.
  • 7 hours certification total
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  • Please note: this mini membership does not include our Intra-Oral Treatment course

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Tethered Oral Tissues

  1. Course Introduction

    3 lessons
    1. Please read before starting
    2. Welcome to TOTS
    3. Course Outline

  2. Anatomy and Physiology

    5 lessons
    1. The Infra-Hyoids
    2. The Supra-Hyoids
    3. The Tongue
    4. Quiz
    5. Reference Materials

  3. Tethered Oral Tissues

    8 lessons
    1. Buccal Ties
    2. Lip Ties
    3. Lip-Ties: a Summary
    4. Why worry about the tongue? -- Dr. Johal
    5. Tongue-Tie: Definitions and Complications
    6. Assessment Tool for Ankyloglossia
    7. Signs of Ankyloglossia
    8. Assessing ankyloglossia in adults by Dr. Johal

  4. Surgical Releases

    6 lessons
    1. What tissue is surgically released?
    2. Goals of a Tongue-Tie Release
    3. Best Timing for Release Procedures
    4. Post Surgical Considerations
    5. Lactation Support and Lactation Consultants
    6. Frenectomy Failures - A Summary

  5. Oral Tissue Stretches

    4 lessons
    1. Post-frenectomy care explained by Dr. Johal
    2. Why Do Stretches?
    3. Post-Op Stretches
    4. Mid-point Quiz

  6. Considerations for osteopathic treatment

    12 lessons
    1. What is Restricting the Tongue?
    2. Avoiding Surgery?
    3. Monitoring a suspicious (and functional) frenulum
    4. Sleeping Tongue Posture Hold
    5. Treatment Timing
    6. Pre-Surgical Treatment Strategies
    7. Surgical Timing & more, with Dr. Mike Rullo, DDS
    8. IJOM Article - Osteopathic Intervention for Infants with Feeding Issues

    1. Implications of Poor Oral Function on Child Development

      1. Best breast feeding mechanics by Dr. Johal
      2. Breastfeeding is Best for Optimal Cranial Development
      3. Outcomes of Improper Oro-Facial Development
      4. Sleep Apnea and Mouth Breathing

  7. The Role of Osteopathy

    6 lessons
    1. Health History & Intake
    2. Mechanisms of Birth Injury
    3. Demonstration Video
    4. Positions, handling, palpation and landmarking
    5. Oral Cavity Assessment
    6. Intra-Oral Treatment & Latch and Jaw Dysfunction

  8. Course Conclusion

    2 lessons
    1. Course Conclusion
    2. Certificate Information

Infant Latch, the Jaw & Tongue

  1. Course Introduction

    3 lessons
    1. Please read before starting
    2. Welcome to Infant Latch, the Jaw & Tongue
    3. Course Outline

  2. Main Course Area

    3 lessons
    1. "Red Flags" - Referring out to a medical professional
    2. Infant Latch, the Jaw and Tongue: Secrets of Oral Dysfunction
    3. IJOM Article - Osteopathic Intervention for Infants with Feeding Issues

  3. Sneak Peaks

    5 lessons
    1. Birth Injuries with Dr. Dustin Costescu, OBGYN
    2. Starting With Babies
    3. Treating the Infant Cranium
    4. Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTS)
    5. Intra Oral Treatment

  4. Quiz Area

    1 lesson
    1. Infant Latch Problems

  5. Course Conclusion

    3 lessons
    1. Congratulations!
    2. A personal message of appreciation.
    3. Certificate of Completion