Join us for a day of lecture and surgical observation, including a comprehensive overview of our protocol and procedures. Topics include:
  • Tongue-tie diagnosis in children and adults
  • Identifying compensations for tongue tie
  • Pre/post-op myofunctional therapy exercises
  • When a patient is ready for the frenuloplasty
  • Surgical techniques using scissors and sutures
  • Hands on suturing workshop on synthetic tissue
  • Identifying the endpoints of release
  • Understanding the aftercare process
  • What to look for during post-op appointments
The objective of this course is to improve the outcomes of tongue-tie release surgery through group discussion and demonstration. Live surgical demonstrations will be performed.

Please note: Enrollment is generally limited to 15-20 participants. Class size is small by design for an intimate educational experience and more individual instruction. 
DATES:​​
  • February 1, 2019 - Los Angeles
  • May 17, 2019 - Los Angeles
  • June 28, 2019 - Los Angeles
  • August 16, 2019 - Los Angeles
  • September 13, 2019 - Los Angeles
TIME:
8:00AM - 3:00PM
COURSE FEE:
$1095 - Physicians (MD/DDS)
$695 - Allied Professionals (Therapists)
LOCATION: (unless otherwise specified)
10921 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 912
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 579-9710
​COURSES@THEBREATHEINSTITUTE.COM
When you register for any of our sessions, you will receive a comprehensive syllabus via Google Drive. This is for your personal use and not intended for distribution. You will also receive access to professionally recorded video lectures and surgical procedures. We will discuss in detail how to efficiently operate and communicate in a multidisciplinary approach.

our presenters

Sanda Valcu-Pinkerton, RDHAP, OMT
Sanda Valcu-Pinkerton believes in treating people, not problems. As a therapist, she works with patients of all ages to help train the orofacial muscles to develop optimally. During surgery, she supports Dr. Zaghi in their functional frenuloplasty procedures, incorporating myofunctional therapy to optimize outcomes. Besides her 25+ years of experience working in clinical practice as a Registered Dental Hygienist in Alternative Practice (RDHAP), she has continued to increase her knowledge and skills by becoming an Orofacial Myotherapist and Buteyko Breathing coach. Sanda’s outstanding work facilitates better breathing and greater overall health.
Soroush Zaghi, MD
Dr. Zaghi graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed a 5-year residency training in Head and Neck Surgery at UCLA. He completed Sleep Surgery Fellowship as Clinical Instructor of Otolaryngology at Stanford University. The focus of his specialty training is on Sleep Endoscopy, CPAP Optimization, Myofunctional Therapy, Frenuloplasty, Nasal Surgery, Throat Surgery, and Maxillofacial Surgery for the treatment of nasal obstruction, snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea. He is very active in clinical research relating to sleep disordered breathing with over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles relating to neuroscience, head and neck surgery, and obstructive sleep apnea.

Hear from course attendees

The biggest impact this will make on my
practice ​is a much clearer understanding of
what the patient needs to be informed about
and how to be ready for the surgical procedure.
- Fabi Moy, M.A., CCC-SLP, COM
- Rebecca Thorsen, M.S., CCC-SLP, COM
I can't recommend this enough, you'll learn a
​great deal. These people are amazing.  They are truly, truly, patient-centered.
- Dr. Allen Sprinkle
DISCLAIMER:   The observation course is created for educational purposes to help providers improve their frenectomy and frenuloplasty techniques. This opportunity does not  prove competency in surgical skill sets needed to perform surgical procedures. Providers must obtain their own licensing according to local and state government requirements. We recommend that new providers begin performing these procedures under the supervision of a qualified proctor before attempting to do any of these procedures alone.