Pediatric Tongue and Lip Ties- The PEEL Technique ®

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Friday September 10 & Saturday September 11, 2027 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (both days)
This is a hands-on course. Limited attendance.

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Instructor:
Robert A. Convissar, DDS, FAGD

Dr. Robert Convissar earned his dental degree from New York University College of Dentistry. He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Laser Surgery. Dr. Convissar maintains a private laser dentistry practice in New York.

Overview

5% or more of the babies born in the United States have such tight tongue-ties and frenum pulls that they cannot successfully latch onto their mother’s nipple and breastfeed. For the baby, serious consequences include loss of weight and the label of “failure to thrive”. For the mother, this results in sore and cracked nipples, mastitis, painful engorgement and post-partum depression due to an inability to nurse her baby. This has classically been treated by a physician taking a scalpel or a pair of scissors to the newborn’s mouth and cutting the attachment, The treatment of choice, however is for a dentist to use laser technology to painlessly, bloodlessly remove the attachment, allowing the infant to immediately nurse.

Course Objectives

• Be able to diagnose anterior and posterior tongue ties
• Understand the criteria for treating tongue and lip ties
• Know the advantages of the PEEL Technique ® over time
• Understand which laser wavelengths are most appropriate for the procedure

Teaching Method

Lecture and participation, hands-on workshop

Recommended for

General Dentists, Specialists

Additional Information

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Parking will be validated.

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