This course provides a clear, evidence-based roadmap for dental and craniofacial healthcare providers entering the field of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). Through six interactive online sessions followed by an immersive in-person experience in Hong Kong, participants will learn to recognize, assess, and treat sleep-related breathing issues from infancy through adolescence. Integrating foundational science, diagnostic reasoning and multidisciplinary clinical practice, the course empowers dental and craniofacial clinicians to identify early airway problems, coordinate interdisciplinary care and implement timely, effective interventions.

Participants will learn:
• Understand the foundations of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing.
• Define the dental and craniofacial provider’s role in early recognition and management of pediatric SDB.
• Comprehend airway and craniofacial growth and development from infancy through adolescence.
• Apply age-specific diagnostic and treatment protocols across developmental stages.
• Utilize functional appliances, expanders, clear aligners, and myofunctional therapy effectively in pediatric SDB management.
• Diagnose and manage tongue-tie and lip-tie within an interdisciplinary care framework.
• Implement a multidisciplinary treatment model incorporating allergy care, tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, DOME and orthognathic surgery to optimize long-term outcomes.

SESSION 1: FOUNDATION
• Introduction to Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing.
• Why a Multidisciplinary Approach is Essential for Optimal Outcomes.

SESSION 2: GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
• Craniofacial and Airway Development: Infancy through Adolescence.
• Oral and Craniofacial Functional Milestones & Early Warning Signs of SDB

SESSION 3: DIAGNOSIS & EARLY TREATMENT
• Step-by-Step Airway Assessment and Case Workup: Infants to Adolescents.
• ENT and Oral Surgery Perspectives: Nasal Obstruction, Tonsils, Adenoids, and the Maxilla (DOME).

SESSION 4: FUNCTIONAL INTERVENTIONS
• Managing Pediatric SDB with Functional Appliances, Expanders, Myofunctional Therapy, and Clear Aligners.
• Evidence and Indications for Tongue-Tie and Lip-Tie Diagnosis and Treatment.
• “How Much to Expand” in the Primary Dentition — and Beyond.

SESSION 5: CASE INTEGRATION & COLLABORATION
• Case Presentations and Clinical Decision-Making.
• Achieving Optimal Outcomes through a Multidisciplinary Approach.

BONUS SESSION: PEDIATRIC SDB IMAGING & EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
• Imaging Protocols for Pediatric Airway Evaluation.
• Digital Workflows and New Frontiers in Diagnosis and Treatment.

SESSION 6: IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE IN HONG KONG (IN-PERSON)
• Hands-On Practice: Functional Appliances and Expansion Protocols.
• Clinical Workflow: Appliance Delivery, Adjustment, and Long-Term Follow-Up.
• Live Demonstration: Lip and Tongue-Tie Release with Post-Treatment Protocols.
• Integrating Surgical, Orthodontic and Myofunctional Therapies in Real-World Clinical Settings.
• Collaborative Workshop with Experts (ENT, Oral Surgery, and Medicine) and Case Mentorship.

• Recognize sleep-breathing-related growth patterns early in life
• Establish structured diagnostic and referral workflows
• Implement timely, evidence-based intervention strategies
• Collaborate effectively with medical and allied health professionals
• Integrate pediatric sleep and breathing assessment into daily clinical practice