Programm: Congress + Network for orofacial health

Join us for an enjoyable evening of food, drinks and conversation – a chance for the entire TongueTime community to connect beyond the scientific program.

06:45–07:45

IAOM Meeting

07:15–07:45 Hall 2.1

LogoYoga

🇷🇺 Kristina NaumovaSLP, Myofunctional Therapist

Pranayama practices, exercises for the facial muscles, and work with the shoulder girdle. No special clothing or equipment is required.

08:00–17:00 Exhibition area

Business Exhibition

08:00–08:45 Hall 2.1

My Path from Jaw to Airway: The Tongue in AirwayCentric® Health

🇺🇸 Dr. Michael GelbDental Surgeon/Airway

Abstract

08:45–09:30 Hall 2.1

Ankyloglossia and Professional Liability: Between Action and Omission

🇧🇷 Dr. Bruno DutraFederal Judge

Abstract

09:30–10:30 Hall 2.1

The myopathic endotype of obstructive sleep apnea

🇺🇸 Prof. Dave SinghOrthodontist and Sleep scientist

Abstract

10:30–11:00

Networking & Coffee Break

11:00–11:45 Hall 2.1

The Importance of Respiration and Mastication in the Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Malocclusions in Preschool-age Patients

🇺🇸 Dr. Kevin BoydPediatric Dentist

Abstract

11:45–12:30 Hall 2.1

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🇺🇸 Dr. Rajeev AgarwalPediatrician

12:30–14:00

Lunch Break & Networking

14:00–14:15 Hall 2.1

Award Ceremony Poster Presentations

14:15–14:45 Hall 2.1

AI in Tongue-Tie and OSA Risk Assessment: From Individual Classifications to Clinical Synthesis

🇮🇱 Dr. Eyal BotzerPediatric Dentist

Abstract

14:45–15:15 Hall 2.1

A Digital and Fascia-Informed Model for Tongue Function, Airway Health, and Myofunctional Orthodontic Change Through Online Care

🇬🇷 Dr. Anastasia VasileiouDentist and myofunctional therapist

Abstract

15:15–16:00 Hall 2.1

Panel Discussion

Moderated by Simon Diez

16:00–16:45

Networking & Coffee Break

16:45–17:30 Hall 2.1

The ALF Approach: A Function-First Biocompatible Approach

🇺🇸 Dr. Tasha TurzoOsteopath DO

Abstract

17:30–18:15 Hall 2.1

Beyond Tongue-Tie: The 2027 ABM Clinical Protocol for Evidence-Based Assessment and Management of Ankyloglossia

🇮🇱 Dr. Gina WeissmanDentist, IBCLC

Abstract

18:15–19:00 Hall 2.1

Tongue-Tie Surgery: Prevention and Management of Complications - Lessons Learned and Final Perspectives

🇺🇸 Dr. Scott SiegelOral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Abstract

19:00–19:15 Hall 2.1

Closing

10:00–12:30

Photo Tour – Highlights of St. Gallen & the Region

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11:00–12:00

Guided Old Town Tour

Information

11:00–12:30

Guided Tour: “Medicine in Old St. Gallen”

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Mittwoch, 7. Juli 2027

Guided Tour: “Medicine in Old St. Gallen”

Guided Tour of St.Gallen's old town incl. cathedral

Photo Tour – Highlights of St. Gallen & the Region

Guided Tour of St.Gallen's old town incl. cathedral

Guided Tour: “Medicine in Old St. Gallen”

Door Opening and Pre-Registration

Public Lecture: The Mental, Breathing and Sleep Health of the Child: The Role of the Buteyko Method

Book Selling and Signing with Patrick McKeown

Donnerstag, 8. Juli 2027

Door Opening

Business Exhibition

Welcome and Opening

Lactation Support and Recovery After Frenectomy: A Multidomain Outcomes Study Using InfantEAT and MIF assessment tools

Breastfeeding Mechanics: The Foundation for Understanding and Misunderstanding of Ankyloglossia

Networking & Coffee Break

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The Airway Begins at Birth: Data-Driven Tongue Restriction, Frenotomy, and Outcomes Across Ages

Lunch Break & Networking

Poster presentations

Lingual Frenulum Assessment Protocol in Infants – The “Teste da Linguinha”: From Brazil to the World

A Developmental and Environmental Monitoring-Based Risk Assessment Framework for Early Identification of Orofacial Growth and Functional Risk Factors

The Tongue Beyond Position: From Oral Posture to Biofunctional Breathing and Facial Growth

Networking & Coffee Break

The Pediatrician’s Role in Identification and Management of Ankyloglossia and Its Effect on Breastfeeding in Infants

Tongue-Tie: What Do We Really Know? Reconsidering the Evidence Behind Tongue-Tie, Tongue Function and the Paediatric Airway

Panel Discussion

Sponsor and Exhibitor Event

Freitag, 9. Juli 2027

Guided Sightseeing Jogging

Business Exhibition

Voice Under Tension: The Hidden Role of the Restrictive Sublingual Fascia

Objective Sucking Metrics in Infants with Ankyloglossia: Preliminary nFant® Feeding Solution Data with Novel Correlations with Comprehensive Clinical and Parent-Reported Assessments

Implications for Tongue Tie clinical decision making - based on "An evaluation of infant tongue-tie assessment, management and outcomes in a multidisciplinary clinic in Western Australia"

Prospective Evaluation of Cervical Mobility and Postural Adaptations Following Functional Lingual Frenuloplasty: A Multidisciplinary Pilot Protocol

From Tongue-Tie to Tongue Base Collapse: The Missing Adult Airway Conversation

Laser Workshop Campus Photonics by Medixess GmbH

Laser Workshop Chapmanic Ltd.

The Snoring Infant: Rethinking Ankyloglossia as a Functional Airway Disorder in Early Life

Tongue-Tie and Pupillometry: Direct access to the brain?

Feeding Outcomes for Infants and Parents After Tongue-Tie Surgery: Establishing a Multi-Centre Research Network and Piloting Pre- and Post-Operative Stretch Protocols (CIRENE)

Posterior ties: A New Paradigm in Diagnosis, Function and Surgical Management in Ankyloglossia

Laser Workshop Campus Photonics by Medixess GmbH

Laser Workshop Chapmanic Ltd.

Infant Tongue-Tie Diagnosis: Are Current Tools Guiding Precision Care — or Sophisticated Guesswork?

Why Does my child still Lisp? The Epigenetics of Tethered oral tissues, their impacts and why your child may need further releases.

Why Do Outcomes Differ? A Neurodevelopmental Framework for Understanding Conflicting Tongue-Tie Experiences

Beyond the Frenulum: Tongue Function, Airway and the Multidisciplinary Patient Journey

What About Mom? Considering Maternal Factors When Evaluating and Treating Tethered Oral Tissues in Breastfeeding Infants

Laser Workshop Campus Photonics by Medixess GmbH

Laser Workshop Chapmanic Ltd.

Networking & Coffee Break

It Didn't Work. Now What? Managing Reattachment and Suboptimal Outcomes in Babies and Children

Single-cut full-length scissors-frenotomy (SFSF) improved long-term weight gain and reduced supplementation in breastfed infants with posterior attachment tongue-tie

The Biofunctional Tongue: From Early Feeding and Nutriflo to Stage 1 and Craniofacial Growth

Integrating Neurofunctional Rehabilitation, Bodywork, Airway-Focused Care and Capnometry in the Management of Tethered Oral Tissues

Laser Workshop Campus Photonics by Medixess GmbH

Laser Workshop Chapmanic Ltd.

Lunch Break & Networking

Poster presentations

Advanced Laser Workshop Campus Photonics by Medixess GmbH

Advanced Laser Workshop Chapmanic Ltd.

When Feeding Becomes Distressing: Understanding Oral Aversion in Infants with Tongue Tie

Functional Management of Tongue Restrictions: Clinical Outcomes of Myofunctional Massage and Manual Therapy

The Approach to a Child With Sleep Disordered Breathing

Guiding Early Development: "Baby Plate Therapy" for Tongue Function, Oral Balance, and Multidisciplinary Infant Care

The Release Opens the Window: A Protocol for Neuromuscular Repatterning and Oral Functional Optimization.

Advanced Laser Workshop Campus Photonics by Medixess GmbH

Advanced Laser Champanic Ltd.

Assessing and Improving Nasal Breathing in Children and Teenagers: A Practical Buteyko Workshop

When Mobility Doesn't Become Function: A Five-System Approach to Orofacial Rehabilitation

The Connected Body: Structural Assessment and Functional Analysis of Tongue-Tied Infants for Optimised Clinical Outcomes

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Beyond Release: Scar Prevention and Functional Healing After Myofrenuloplasty

Networking & Coffee Break

Facing the Face of Today

The use of lasers in oral frenulum surgery, including techniques, clinical protocols, and the management of complications

From Assessment to Complete Release: A Data-Driven, Hands-On Approach to Scissor Frenotomy and Objective Surgical Checkpoints Across Ages

Timing is Everything: Coordinating Tongue Tie Release in Pediatric Airway Development

Reconsidering the Whole Picture to Maximize the Effectiveness of Tongue-Tie Release: A Functional and Morphological Approach Centered on Tongue Muscle Tone