Tethered Oral Tissues and the Chiropractor’s Role (Gerner, Online 2023)
Tethered oral tissues (tongue ties/TOT) is a very common occurrence in Pediatric practice. A study in 2017 found an 834% increase in tongue tie diagnosis in babies from 1997-2012 and an 866% increase in frenotomies (surgery) during that time. Can this really be accurate? Is this the most unheard of genetic catastrophe of all time? Or are there other factors that are being missed? Fortunately, Chiropractic care is becoming a more accepted part of the care plan by Lactation and medical professionals. Learn about the reason for a higher diagnosis of TOTs, specific oral and lingual anatomy, established modalities of correction (and industry attitudes surrounding them) and how to be an integral part of the care team.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the seminar, participants will have a knowledge of:
- · The different types and classification of tethered oral tissue
- The possible reason for incidence of congenital TOTs currently
- · Specific anatomy (cranial/oral/lingual) specific to TOTs and breastfeeding function
- · The clinical applications of normal and pathological function for all structures
- · Accepted modalities of correction in the Medical world and controversies/barriers that exist
- · The scope of the Chiropractor- Identifying when surgical referral is necessary
- · Ideal collaboration with other birth professionals
HOUR ONE
- American Medical Association’s nine principles of Medical Ethics
- Shared language around Race and Identity, Defining Race, Origins of Racism in Slavery and Economics,
- Privilege (used to harm and to help),
- Statistics of Race in US Healthcare system and Chiropractic (are we meeting the needs?),
- Ethics and Phases of Combatting Racism (practical steps) in the chiropractic office.
HOUR TWO
- Ethics and Implicit Bias in Healthcare,
- The Disparity of Birth and Breastfeeding in the Black Community, Statistics of Birth, Breastfeeding and general health outcomes for black infants and mothers,
- The Epigenetics of Trauma (generational),
- Inclusive policies/procedures in the chiropractic office, guided by the AMA’s Nine Principles of Medical Ethics.
- Ethical approaches to language, documentation/forms, exam, physical spaces
- How to Create a “safe space” in our offices,
- Resources for support and further education in ethics and healthcare.
![]() | LYNN GERNER, DC, FICPA Graduate: Life Chiropractic College West, 2004. Fellow, International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and trained doula. Post Graduate faculty, Life Chiropractic College, West. Preferred Affiliate- Capital City Doula Collective, Sacramento, CA. Founding partner of The Good Life Collective, Davis, CA. |
*The following State and Province boards do not require an application when a program is sponsored by a college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE): CO, CT, DE, DC, ID, IL, IA, MD, MA, MI, MT, NE, NH, NJ, OR, RI, SC, UT, VT, VA, WA, WY, BC, NB, ON, QC. Life Chiropractic College West cannot guarantee that any session of this offering will be accepted by these licensing board(s). Life West urges licensees to familiarize themselves with the laws governing continuing education in the jurisdictions where they hold licensure.
Available Credit Hours
- 2.00 AK Chiropractic BoardAlaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 CA Chiro Board, Category BCA Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Cat B
- 2.00 CO Chiropractic BoardColorado Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 CT Chiropractic BoardConnecticut Board of Chiropractic Examiner
- 2.00 DC Chiropractic BoardDistrict of Columbia Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 DE Chiropractic BoardDelaware Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 HI Chiropractic BoardHawaii Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 IA Chiropractic BoardIowa Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 ID Chiropractic BoardIdaho Board of Chiropractic Physicians
- 2.00 IL Chiropractic BoardIllinois Medical Licensing Board
- 2.00 IN Chiropractic BoardIndiana Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 KS Chiropractic AssocKansas Chiropractic Association
- 2.00 MA Chiropractic BoardMassachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors
- 2.00 MD Chiropractic BoardMaryland Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 ME Chiropractic BoardMaine Board of Chiropractic Licensure
- 2.00 MI Chiropractic BoardMichigan Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 MN Chiropractic BoardMinnesota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 MO Chiropractic BoardMissouri Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 MS Chiropractic BoardMississippi Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 MT Chiropractic BoardMontana Board of Chiropractors
- 2.00 NC Chiropractic BoardNorth Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 ND Chiropractic BoardNorth Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 NE Chiropractic BoardNebraska Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 NH Chiropractic BoardNew Hampshire Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 NJ Chiropractic BoardNew Jersey Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 NS Chiropractic CollegeNova Scotia College of Chiropractors
- 2.00 NV Chiropractic BoardNevada Chiropractic Physicians' Board
- 2.00 OR Chiropractic BoardOregon Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 PACEFCLB Providers of Approved Continuing Education
- 2.00 PR Chiropractic BoardPuerto Rico Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 RI Chiropractic BoardRhode Island Board of Examiners in Chiropractic
- 2.00 SC Chiropractic BoardSouth Carolina Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 SD Chiropractic BoardSouth Dakota Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 TN Chiropractic BoardTennessee Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 UT Chiropractic BoardUtah Chiropractic Physicians Licensing Board
- 2.00 VA Board of MedicineVirginia Board of Medicine
- 2.00 VI Chiropractic BoardU.S. Virgin Islands Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- 2.00 VT Chiropractic BoardVermont Board of Chiropractic
- 2.00 WA Chiropractic CommWashington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
- 2.00 WY Chiropractic BoardWyoming Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Price
Required Hardware/software
Computer or hand-held device with speakers and a strong internet connection are required.