Expand your knowledge of lasers in dentistry!
Over the last 40 years, lasers have become an important tool in both dentistry and medicine. The most frequently mentioned advantages of using dental lasers, include improved healing, precision in surgery, and a generally bloodless field. The FDA has cleared several different laser wavelengths for use in dentistry. It is imperative that the surgeon understand how to choose the appropriate parameters (i.e., wavelength, power, time, and beam spot size) to achieve the desired results with minimum collateral damage to the tissue.
The laser dentistry continuing education courses listed below help train dentists, oral surgeons, and other related medical professionals about the most popular dental laser wavelengths, physics of laser surgery, means of controlling a laser effect on tissue, and techniques of dental laser use.
ALSC Endorsed Laser Dentistry Courses*
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| Course & Instructor(s) | Organizer | Location | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Tongue & Lip Ties: Diagnosis & Treatment with Soft Tissue Lasers Martin Kaplan, DMD, DABLS; and Michale Chatham, RN, BSN, OMT, LMT, IBCLC | UTHealth School of Dentistry | Houston, TX, USA | Jan 25-26, 2019 |
| Functional Approach to Frenuloplasty Soroush Zaghi, MD; and Sanda Valcu-Pinkerton, RDHAP, OMT | The Breath Institute | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Feb 1, 2019 |
| Pediatric Tongue- and Lip-Ties: Diagnosis and Treatment with Soft-Tissue Lasers Martin Kaplan, DMD, DABLS; Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC; and Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP, CPhys, DABLS | Dental Studies Institute of New Jersey | Fairfield, NJ, USA | Feb 2-3, 2019 |
| Pediatric Hard and Soft Tissue Laser Dentistry Martin Kaplan, DMD, DABLS; and Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP, CPhys, DABLS | American Laser Study Club | Seattle, WA, USA | Feb 8-9, 2019 |
| Frenectomies & Beyond: A Modern Approach to Laser Education that Challenges Traditional Methods Addressing Ankyloglossia and Tethered Oral Tissues Karen Wuertz, DDS, PA, DABLS; Martin Kaplan, DMD, DABLS; and Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP, CPhys, DABLS | cAIRways | Chesapeake, VA, USA | Feb 22-23, 2019 |
| Frenectomies & Beyond: A Modern Approach to Laser Education that Challenges Traditional Methods Addressing Ankyloglossia and Tethered Oral Tissues Karen Wuertz, DDS, PA, DABLS; and Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP, CPhys, DABLS | cAIRways | San Antonio, TX, USA | March 1-2, 2019 |
| AEI – 2nd Health & Wellness Conference “Growing Airway” | The ALF Educational Institute (AEI) | Washington, DC, USA | March 15-16, 2019 |
| 2019 2nd Annual ALSC Symposium | American Laser Study Club | Phoenix, AZ, USA | March 29-31, 2019 |
| Pediatric Tongue- and Lip-Ties and Laser Frenectomies Martin Kaplan, DMD, DABLS | Southern Maryland Dental Society | Washington, DC, USA | April 13-14, 2019 |
| Pediatric Tongue- and Lip-Ties and Laser Frenectomies (Finalizing Details) Martin Kaplan, DMD, DABLS | American Laser Study Club | Las Vegas, NV, USA | May 10-11, 2019 |
| Pediatric Tongue- and Lip-Ties and Laser Frenectomies (Finalizing Details) Martin Kaplan, DMD, DABLS | Dental Studies Institute of New Jersey | Fairfield, NJ, USA | May 19, 2019 |
| Functional Frenectomy Training (Finalizing Details) | American Laser Study Club | Seattle, WA, USA | May 31 – June 1, 2019 |
| Laser Dentistry Training (Finalizing Details) | American Laser Study Club | Seattle, WA, USA | June 22-23, 2019 |
| Tongue- and Lip-Ties and Laser Frenectomies (Finalizing Details) Martin Kaplan, DMD, DABLS, and Allison Adams, DMD | The Raphael Center for Integrative Education | Clifton, NJ, USA | July 13-14, 2019 |
| Dental Lasers: Basic Compentency Hands-On Workshop Annette Skowronski, DDS | University of Detroit Mercy Dental | Detroit, MI, USA | Aug 16, 2019 |
ALSC Endorsed Laser Dentistry Online Training*
| Title | Author(s) | CE Credits | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue-Tie Basics Course | Richard Baxter, DMD, MS, DABLS | 0 | Alabama Tongue-Tie Center |
| Tongue-Ties and Speech and Feeding Issues | Richard Baxter, DMD, MS, DABLS | 0 | Alabama Tongue-Tie Center |
| Incision and Coagulation/Hemostasis Depth Control During a CO2 Laser Lingual Frenectomy | Cara Riek, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, IBCLC, DABLS, and Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP, CPhys, DABLS | 2 | Dental Sleep Practice |
| Tongue-Ties and Lip-Ties – Treatment and Case Studies | Richard Baxter, DMD, MS, DABLS | 2 | DentalTown |
| Tongue and Lip Ties: Assessment, Diagnosis and Evidence for Treatment | Richard Baxter, DMD, MS, DABLS | 1.5 | DentalTown |
*The content from these courses are endorsed by the American Laser Study Club (ALSC); they utilize laser-tissue interaction science curriculum developed by the ALSC. These courses are not organized by the ALSC, unless otherwise indicated. If you should have any questions or concerns about these courses, please contact the organizing party.
Laser Certification Curriculum
The ALSC’s curriculum overcomes the known limitations of many laser dentistry courses, and includes the detailed physics of soft tissue ablation and coagulation with laser and hot tip (non-laser) devices. ALSC will provide lecture notes handouts, ALSC online laser-tissue interaction knowledge exam, and an option for online laser safety training and examination through the Laser Institute of America.
Laser Dentistry Training Topics Include:
- Training for Dental Laser Procedures and Specialties: Non-surgical, surgical and regenerative, periodontal therapy, surgical and restorative implantology, fixed and removable prosthetics, oral medicine, oral surgery, oral pathology, pediatrics, endodontics, orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, practice management, marketing, and more.
- Ankyloglossia and Sleep Apnea: Diagnosis, treatment, understanding of infant feeding physiology, and being able to perform tongue- and lip-tie releases (frenectomy) on patients of all ages.
- Laser Physics: Depending on the laser’s wavelength, the laser can have a variety of effects on different tissue types and chromophores. Find out how various wavelengths can be applied in the oral cavity.
- Dental Laser Types and Wavelengths: Surgical Lasers, Photobiomodulation (previously called low level light / laser therapy), Diode (660 – 1,064 nm), Nd:YAG (1,064 nm), Er:YSGG (2,780 nm), Er:YAG (2,940 nm), and CO2 (9,300 – 10,600 nm).
- Laser Safety Training: Learn how to safely operate various laser wavelengths for different treatment modalities.
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