“Coming Together for Tethered Oral Tissues: Making a Difference!”
2022 IATP Conference
June 16 – 19, 2022
The Palmer House – Chicago, IL
Join us in Chicago, Illinois, USA for a kick-off evening event plus 2.5 days of learning, sharing of ideas, and fellowship with colleagues in the management of ankyloglossia. If the circumstances of COVID-19 prohibit us from meeting in-person, we will hold our conference virtually! No matter what… we are “Coming Together for Tethered Oral Tissues” in June 2022.

Featured Speakers

Dr. Sonia McGowin, DC

Dr. Richard Baxter, DMD, MS, FAAPD

Dr. Robert Convissar, DDS

Dr. Aaron Stump, DDS

Trish Wierenga, FNP-BC, IBCLC, RLC, PMH-C

Dr. Carlos Cruz, DDS

Lisa Lahey FNP-C, IBCLC, CIMI, CSOM


Dr. Vladimir Pastouk, DDS

Dr. Larry Kotlow, DDS

Joyce Funston RN, IBCLC, RLC


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IBCLC, Bodyworkers, Speech, Paraprofessionals
Doctors, Dentists, Chiropractor
Register Now
IBCLC, Bodyworkers, Speech, Paraprofessionals
Doctors, Dentists, Chiropractor
Conference Agenda
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Friday, June 17, 2022
Looking into the future…. What “tools” can we use to promote wellness for our clients?
Many Hands Bring Positive Outcomes- A Multidisciplinary Approach to TOTs
Examples of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Ankyloglossia Care in Central America
Myofunctional Therapy for Better Outcomes
Election/Nominations & New Business
Saturday, June 18, 2022
Integrating Tongue-Ties Into Your Office with Long-Term Success
Lasers 2022… match the tool to the task
Feeding Difficulties and Perinatal Mental Health- Is there a Place for the Ankyloglossia Team in the Screening and Referral for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs)?
Navigating Insurance
The immediate and long term effects of RTOTs and sleep disordered breathing in Infants and Toddlers
Joy Lantz, RDH, COM, CBS/Erica Zolnierczyk, DMD – IDW mini Sproutz Program: Continued Support Post-Release from Birth-3
20-minutes each, 2 minutes transitions
Joy Funston, RN, IBCLC, RLC
Lisa Lahey FNP-C, IBCLC, CIMI, CSOM – Infant bodywork/oral exercises
Greg Notestine DDS – TOTS in the Toddler: When and When Not to Treat
Sunday, June 19, 2022
Glossodontics – Tongue tie surgical approach
Visual Documentation of Clinical Situations
Joyce Funston – Members of the IATP BOD