Training Programs

Fellowship in Functional Tongue Tie:

Eligibility for Fellowship: Doctors (MBBS/MD), Dentists (BDS/MDS)

A comprehensive training aimed at physicians and allied healthcare professionals working with children in specialties involving, but not limited to, feeding, sleep, speech, jaw alignment, posture and growth. The training involves a multidisciplinary team that educates on the integrated functions of the tongue.

On completing the course professionals will be able to identify oral restrictions, compensations and be able to form the right team with standardized protocols that will help provide the best support and treatment for their patients.

Programme Intake: Every June

Module 1: Infants and Newborns

Orofacial muscles and the role of tongue
Birth, pregnancy and trauma
Parameters of growth in infants
Oral restrictions and its impact on all systems
Breastfeeding biomechanics
Tongue ties- Prevalence and Evidence
Clinical presentation of Oral restrictions in newborns and infants
Evaluation and diagnosis
Integrated team approach
Treatment Procedures- Surgical or Laser.

Module 2: Pediatric and Adolescent

Impact of oral restrictions on growing children
Posture and Feeding dysfunctions.
Identifying functional compensations.
Pathway to Sleep discorded breathing
Assessment of hard and soft tissues
Orofacial Myofunctional therapy for restrictions.
Phases of treatment planning
Frenotomy in children- Criteria
Case studies.

Course Fee

Type A and B - [3500 USD]

Type C and D - [2500 USD] / [2,00,000/- INR]

Please check which type you fall under here - Link

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Certification in Functional Tongue Tie:

Eligibility for Certification: Allied healthcare professionals (Speech-Language Pathologist, Lactation consultant, Occupational therapist, Physiotherapist, Dental Hygienist)