TONGUE-TIED ACADEMY LITE FOR THERAPISTS

An online course that helps you confidently support patients with tongue- and lip-ties.

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Learn new assessment and management skills.

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Counsel families with tongue- and lip-tie struggles.

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Help your patients eat, sleep, and speak better!

Tongue- and lip-ties are causing heartache for the families you serve.

Mothers desperate to nurse their infants.

Toddlers struggling to speak their first words.

Children and adolescents never able to get a good night's sleep.

Adults fed up with headaches and neck tension.

You want to help, but learning this emerging field to treat them can feel overwhelming.

That’s why we created Tongue-Tied Academy LITE, an online course that offers comprehensive training and ready-to-use resources so you can treat patients with confidence.

With a quick, 15-second procedure, your patients can:

Eat

with fewer struggles.

Babies nurse and bottle-feed easier and older children eat with less difficulty. Mom’s also report less pain with nursing.

Sleep

with more peace.

Infants and children often sleep more soundly as they can breathe through their noses, which can also improve behavior throughout the day.

Speak

with confidence.

Small children, who are just learning to speak, often form their first words with less difficulty, while older children speak with added clarity.

Tongue-Tied Academy LITE is for therapists, lactation consultants, and others who want to learn more but do not perform the actual procedure.

Are you a dentist or physician? Another version of this course exists for you.

Everything you need
—anytime, anywhere.

Let’s break that down:

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Everything you need.

Learn to assess, screen for, and evaluate tongue- and lip-ties in all ages.

13 hours of professionally produced video

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Anytime.

You decide when you learn and how quickly
you move through this 100% online course.

Bite-sized lessons, access for three years

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Anywhere.

Log in from the office, the backyard, or as you travel. Dr. Baxter's videos make it feel as if you are in his office.

Mobile-friendly platform

Consider it your evidence-based, clinically informed, all-in-one learning experience.

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Meet your instructor,

Dr. Richard Baxter.

Dr. Richard Baxter is a board-certified pediatric dentist and Diplomate of the American Board of Laser Surgery who has performed tongue- and lip-tie procedures more than 8,000 times. He is an internationally recognized speaker on tongue-ties and author of the best-selling book, Tongue-Tied: How a Tiny String Under the Tongue Impacts Nursing, Speech, Feeding, and More.

It wasn’t until after Dr. Baxter’s dental education and pediatric residency program that he discovered his own tongue-tie. The fact that he went undiagnosed for so long, even after being immersed in the dental field, helped him to recognize that others were living limited lives because of their tongue-ties too—including his three daughters. Now, he’s on a mission to help educate providers and parents so that they can get the right treatment sooner.

Are you a dentist or physician? Another version of this course exists for you.

Change lives while you learn.

You’re already helping your patients, and when you purchase this course, you’re helping even more people around the world, too. 100% of profits from all Tongue-Tied Academy courses support local and global nonprofits!

ORGANIZATIONS WE SUPPORT
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We are honored to link arms with the missions of:

  • Neverthirst
  • Mailbox Club
  • Reach the Rest
  • Blanket Fort Hope
  • WorkFaith Birmingham
  • Oak Tree Ministries
  • Doulos Partners
  • Radical
  • And more!

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The original Tongue-Tied Academy course has

celebrated 1500+ students

 and have impacted many lives around the world:

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You might still be wondering…

What is the difference between the full Tongue-Tied Academy and the LITE version?
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The full Tongue-Tied Academy is designed for dentists, physicians, and others who wish to treat this population and perform the release procedure themselves. After having much interest in the course information from therapists, we decided to offer a LITE version that is more affordable but still contains lots of helpful and well-produced information. Please note this is a separate course, and you are not able to upgrade to the full course. If you are a dentist or physician and think you might want to treat this population in the future by releasing the tongue-tie, we highly recommend taking the full Tongue-Tied Academy.

Who is the course for?
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Tongue-Tied Academy LITE is a shortened version of our flagship course, Tongue-Tied Academy, and is for speech therapists, myofunctional therapists, lactation consultants, and others who want to deepen their knowledge of this emerging field. It's perfect for those who regularly work with infants and children or those who want to expand their skills to work with this important population. Our goal is to ensure you are prepared to assess tongue-tied patients, identify and diagnose properly, and make treatment referrals with confidence.

Will I receive CE credits for this course?
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We offer dental CE credits (ADA-CERP) for those who need verification of credits for licensure reasons. Just let us know after you finish the course, and we will happily provide them through our partnership with Affordable CE Credits which handles the paperwork. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide medical CME credits or other types of credits (speech, lactation, etc.) at this time.

Does this course teach about treating adults?
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The main focus of this course is on infants, children, and adolescents, though we will discuss examining and diagnosing tongue-ties in adults to some extent. Through the course, we will show treatment techniques, discuss myofunctional therapy, and provide case studies and treatment videos, some of which will focus on adults. If you plan to treat adults, we would highly recommend viewing this course and Dr. Zaghi's Breathe Course.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES
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  • Identify tongue- and lip-tie symptoms in your patients
  • Examine oral restrictions properly
  • Increase confidence in your referral decisions and patient education
  • Provide a comprehensive plan for these patients.
  • Understand the current state of research.
  • Troubleshoot issues for the families you serve

Please note: This is a separate course from Tongue-Tied Academy, which includes treatment, business, and additional virtual shadowing modules. This LITE version was created for therapists, lactation consultants, and others who want to learn more but not perform the actual procedure.

You may not upgrade to the other course.

when you pay in full, or $247.50/mo for 2 months.

What you get

  • 3 year access to all course modules
  • Over 60 clinical case studies
  • 13+ hours of professionally produced videos
  • ADA-approved dental credits for dental hygienists

Are you a dentist or physician? Another version of this course exists for you. Learn more here.

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There are no commercial sponsors of this program. Modules must be completed within three years for credit.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the American Dental Association CERP through a joint partnership with Affordable CE Credits and Alabama Tongue-Tie Center. Affordable CE Credits is a recognized ADA CERP 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. Concerns or complaints about the CE provider may be directed to the provider at www.AffordableCECredits.com or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/goto/cerp.

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Thank you for doing what you do.

We see it all the time: Parents walking into our office with fear and worry… and walking out with relief and hope. That’s because, while releasing a tongue- or lip-tie may be seconds of work for you, the impact you make on a child lasts forever. Thank you for your dedication to education so, as a body, we can offer our patients and their families our very best. We’re proud to serve alongside you.