TIMED AGENDA : The Functional Assessment of TOTs (Tethered Oral Tissues)
9:00-9:30: Introduction
- About the speakers
- What are TOTs?
- Theoretical Foundations
9:30-10:00: Case History/Assessment Forms
- Structural red flags of TOTs
- Functional red Flags of TOTs
- Pertinent birth history
- Pertinent medical history
- Pertinent developmental history
10:00 – 10:30 Assessment
- Current protocols and assessment tools
- The Merkel-Walsh Overland TOTs Protocol
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-12:00 Structural Assessment
- Craniofacial analysis
- Hard tissue
- Soft tissue
- Frena
- TOTs assessment techniques and tools
Structural Quiz
12:00-12:45: Lunch
12:45- 2:45 Functional Assessments of Pre-Feeding and Feeding Skills
- Breast
- Bottle
- Spoon
- Cup
- Solids
- Straw
2:45 – 3:00 Break
3:00- 3:30: Functional Assessment of Speech Clarity
- Acoustics vs. placement
- Bilabials
- Alveolars
- Back Tongue Side Spread
- Velars
- Labiodentals
- Linguadentals
3:30: 4:00: Additional TOTs Topics and Conclusions
- TOTs team
- Referrals
- Therapeutic Considerations
4:00-4:15 Q and A