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Course Instructors

This is a list of the American Laser Study Club organized events’ instructors (past and present). Feel free to read their biographies and get in touch with them online.  Our instructors are thought leaders, subject matter experts, authors, and industry leaders.

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Course Instructor

Lauren Ballinger, DDS

Pediatric Dentistry
Good to Grow Pediatric Dental
Pittsfield, MA, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: nurturegrowdentist.com
facebook: @Nurturefrenectomycenter
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Course Instructor

Kimberly Benkert, RDH, BSD, MPH, COM®, FAADH

Orofacial Myology
Midwest Orofacial Myology, MYO USA Inc.
Glen Ellyn, IL, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: kimberlybenkert.com
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Course Instructor

Ann M. Bynum, DDS
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Fellow of the American Laser Study Club

Pediatric Dentist
Holly Tree Pediatric Dentistry
Simpsonville, SC, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: hollytreepediatricdentistry.com
facebook: @htdentistry
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Course Instructor

Nicole Dickson, MSLP, R.SLP, S-LP(C), COM®

Speech Language Pathologist and Orofacial Myologist
Orofacial Rest Posture Program
Calgary, AB, Canada

+Biographical Highlights

website: orppcanada.com
facebook: @orppcanada
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Course Instructor

Tara Erson, DMD, IBCLC
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Fellow of the American Laser Study Club

Dentist
Smart Mouth
Las Vegas, NV, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: smartmouthlv.com
facebook: @drtaraerson
Photo of Paula Fabbie
Course Instructor

Paula Fabbie, RDH, BS, COM

Myofunctional Therapist
Paula Fabbie LLC
Highland, NY, US

+Biographical Highlights

Photo of Piya Gandhi
Course Instructor

Piya Gandhi, DDS

Pediatric Dentist
West U Pediatric Dentistry
Houston, TX, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: westupediatricdentistry.com
facebook: @westupediatricdentistry
Photo of Molly Gunsaulis
Course Instructor

Molly Gunsaulis, DDS

Pediatric Dentist
Molly Gunsaulis, D.D.S. Dentistry for Children
Spokane Valley, WA, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: mollygunsaulis.com
facebook: @growsmileshine
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Course Instructor

Tim Herre, DDS

Dentist
Herre Holistic Dental KC
Leawood, KS, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: holisticdentalkc.com
facebook: @breathetothrive
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Course Instructor

Andrew Horng, DDS

Pediatric Dentist
Rockville Pediatric Dental
Rockville, MD, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: rockvillepediatricdental.com
facebook: @Rockville-Pediatric-Dental
Photo of Catherine Kangas
Course Instructor

Catherine Kangas, RDH

Myofunctional Therapist
West U Pediatric Dentistry
Houston, TX, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: westupediatricdentistry.com
facebook: @westupediatricdentistry
Photo of Martin A. Kaplan
Course Instructor

Martin A. Kaplan, DMD
Kumar Patel Prize in Laser Surgery Recipient
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Honorary Member of the American Laser Study Club

Pediatric Dentist
Bolton, MA, US

+Biographical Highlights

+Publications

website: boltondental.com
facebook: @DentistryByDrDavid
Photo of Joy Lantz
Course Instructor

Joy Lantz, RDH, COM®️, CBS

Orofacial Myology - Dental Hygienist
Inspire Dental Wellness of Orland Park
Orland Park, IL, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: inspiredentalwellness.com
facebook: @InspireDentalWellness
Photo of Brynn Leroux
Course Instructor

Brynn Leroux, DDS

Pediatric Dentist
Associates in Pediatric Dentistry
Baton Rouge, LA, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: aipdbr.com
facebook: @associatesinpediatricdentistry
Photo of Robyn Merkel-Walsh
Course Instructor

Robyn Merkel-Walsh, MA, CCC -SLP, COM®️

Oral Motor OPT, PROMPT and Myofunctional Therapy
Diamond Myo
Ridgefield, NJ, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: robynmerkelwalsh.com
Photo of Melissa Mugno
Course Instructor

Melissa Mugno, OMT

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist
Las Vegas, NV, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: melissamugno.com
facebook: @Mugnom
Photo of Karrie Page
Course Instructor

Karrie Page, MSLP, R.SLP, S-LP(C), COM®, IBCLC

Speech Language Pathologist, Orofacial Myologist, and Lactation Consultant
Tip of the Tongue
Red Deer, AB, Canada

+Biographical Highlights

website: tipofthetongue.ca
facebook: @tipofthetongueRD
Photo of Alayna Pagnani-Gendron
Course Instructor

Alayna Pagnani-Gendron, DC

Chiropractor
HealthPro Family Chiropractic and Acupuncture
Houston, TX, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: healthprochiro.com
facebook: @drpagnani
Photo of Lisa Paladino
Course Instructor

Lisa Paladino, CNM, IBCLC

Certified Nurse Midwife/Lactation Consultant
Lisa Paladino Enterprises, LLC
Staten Island, NY, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: lisapaladino.net
facebook: @LisaPaladinoMidwifeLactation
Photo of Robert M. Pick
Course Instructor

Robert M. Pick, DDS, MS, FACD, FICD
Kumar Patel Prize in Laser Surgery Recipient
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Honorary Member of the American Laser Study Club

Periodontist
Progressive Periodontics & Implants
Aurora, IL, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: progressiveperio.com
facebook: @ProgressivePeriodontics
Photo of Chelsea Pinto
Course Instructor

Chelsea Pinto, DDS

Dentist
The Breathe Institute
Los Angeles, CA, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: drchelseapinto.com
facebook: @drchelseapinto
Photo of Cara Riek
Course Instructor

Cara Riek, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, IBCLC
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Fellow of the American Laser Study Club

Family Nurse Practitioner
Arizona Breastfeeding Medicine & Wellness
Scottsdale, AZ, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: bfmedaz.com
facebook: @bfmedaz
Photo of Melissa Schiff
Course Instructor

Melissa Schiff, IBCLC, RLC, CBS

Lactation Consultant
Makana Breastfeeding
Oak Brook, IL, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: makanabreastfeeding.com
facebook: @makanabreastfeeding
Photo of Maxim Sulla
Course Instructor

Maxim Sulla, DDS

Pediatric Dentist
Tender Smiles 4 Kids
North Brunswick, NJ, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: tendersmiles4kids.com
facebook: @tendersmiles4kids
Photo of James M. Thomas
Course Instructor

James M. Thomas, DDS, MS
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club

Pediatric Dentist
health:latch
Bellevue, WA, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: healthlatch.com
facebook: @healthlatchUS
Photo of Peter Vitruk
Course Instructor

Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP, CPhys
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club

Laser Physicist
American Laser Study Club Founder / LightScalpel, Inc. d.b.a. Aesculight
Bothell, WA, US

+Biographical Highlights

+Publications

website: americanlaserstudyclub.org
facebook: @AmericanLaserStudyClub
Photo of Catherine Watson Genna
Course Instructor

Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant
Woodhaven, NY, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: cwgenna.com
Photo of Leah Whitley
Course Instructor

Leah Whitley, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant
SOS Lactation
Houston, TX, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: soslactation.com
facebook: @soslactation
Photo of Soroush Zaghi
Course Instructor

Soroush Zaghi, MD

ENT- Sleep Surgeon - Otolaryngology & Maxillofacial Surgery
The Breathe Institute
Los Angeles, CA, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: zaghimd.com
facebook: @thebreatheinstitute
Photo of Erica Zolnierczyk
Course Instructor

Erica Zolnierczyk, DMD

Dentist
Inspire Dental Wellness of Orland Park
Orland Park, IL, US

+Biographical Highlights

website: inspiredentalwellness.com
facebook: @InspireDentalWellness
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