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SOS 4 RTOTs
This course was held July 10 - July 11 in Albany, NY
Diagnosing and Treating Restrictive Tethered Oral Tissues
Introduction
This comprehensive 2-day course is designed for pediatric dentists, general dentists, and pediatric medical providers who want to better understand, assess, and diagnose restrictive tethered oral tissues (RTOTs) while serving as part of the infant’s interdisciplinary healthcare team. It offers practical, clinically relevant information that participants can apply immediately in practice and is an excellent resource for both current and future laser users.
A surgical laser used for frenectomy procedures must be able to precisely vaporize soft tissue while also providing effective coagulation at the surgical margins. This is especially important in the treatment of lingual, labial, and buccal ties, where precision, visibility, and hemostasis matter. This course focuses on the practical use of laser surgery for RTOTs procedures, along with the fundamentals of laser-tissue interaction. The hands-on participation lab is designed to help attendees build safe, efficient techniques for frenectomy and related soft-tissue procedures.
Instructors
- Lawrence Kotlow, DDS
- Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP
CE Credits
Earn up to 12 CE hours through our ADA CERP CE partner.
Regular Tuition Rates (USD)
Doctors: $1,500; Non-Doctors: $1,100; ALSC members: $50 off (automatic discount); and LightScalpel users: $50 off (ask us for a coupon code). Register now.
Clinical Curriculum
- Identify, assess, and diagnose lingual, buccal, and maxillary tethered oral tissues in infants and toddlers;
- Understand the role of ankyloglossia in the differential diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea in infants and toddlers;
- Recognize that infant air-induced reflux may be misdiagnosed as GERD;
- Select the appropriate laser for RTOT release and revision procedures;
- Understand why anterior and posterior lingual tie are no longer preferred terminology;
- Implement appropriate post-procedure care for the patient and surgical site while minimizing complications
Laser Curriculum
The Laser Surgery and Safety Basic Knowledge Certification Curriculum for this Course has been developed by the American Laser Study Club (ALSC). 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. Laser hands-on wet lab on tissue samples will include laser safety instructions, frenectomy simulations, and other surgical laser procedure demonstrations. Laser instructions will be assisted by the guest speaker, Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP, a laser physicist who founded the American Laser Study Club and LightScalpel Inc.
Hands-On Participation Session
- Laser Safety
- Laser Surgical Technique Simulations
- Superficial Ablation
- Superficial Coagulation
- Shallow Incisions
- Deep Incisions
- Practicing Surgical Techniques on a Pig Jaw
Course Certificates
Course participants who complete the examination will be awarded a LASER SAFETY basic knowledge CERTIFICATE from the Board of Laser Safety of the Laser Institute of America (DISCOUNTED cost for the ALSC members), as well as a Laser Dentistry and Laser Surgery Basic Knowledge and Hands-On Participation Wet Lab CERTIFICATE from the American Laser Study Club (FREE for the course participants).
GLOH Education is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between GLOH Education and the American Laser Study Club. GLOH Education designates this activity for 12 continuing education credits.
*Information, terms, and conditions in this communication are subject to change without prior notice. The American Laser Study Club reserves the right to change the course’s location, date, and time, material, and to cancel the course. Registered attendees will be notified within a reasonable window of time about any major changes to the course. If a course is canceled, registrants will be notified via email two weeks before the course date, at which time a full refund will be issued. Requested refunds will incur a 20% processing fee. No cancellations within 2 weeks of the course date.