A Course Dedicated to Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children
A Course Dedicated to Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children
Webinars & Live Clinic Observation with Hands-on Practice in Hong Kong
Why Dome 4 kidz?
This course offers a structured, evidence-based roadmap for dental and craniofacial healthcare providers seeking to develop clinical competence in pediatric sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).
Delivered through six interactive online modules followed by an immersive, hands-on in-person experience in Hong Kong, the program equips participants to recognize, assess, and manage sleep-related breathing disorders from infancy through adolescence.
Grounded in developmental biology, airway science, and multidisciplinary clinical practice, the course empowers clinicians to identify early airway and craniofacial risk factors, apply age-appropriate diagnostic reasoning, coordinate interdisciplinary care, and implement timely, effective interventions to support healthy breathing, sleep, and long-term craniofacial development.
4 E’s of DOME 4 Kidz
Expansion
Age-appropriate myofunctional, orthopedic, dentoalveolar, and skeletal interventions to address transverse, sagittal, and volumetric airway constraints.
Equilibration
Functional balance of the oral, maxillofacial, neuromuscular, and airway systems, including occlusion, tongue posture, nasal breathing, and myofunctional coordination.
Enhancement
Optimization of airway performance, sleep quality, facial harmony, and long-term stability through interdisciplinary care, including allergy management, ENT procedures, and surgical intervention when indicated.
Evolution
Longitudinal guidance of craniofacial growth and airway development across infancy, childhood, and adolescence, informed by biology, habit modification, and developmental timing.
Expansion Equilibration Enhancement Evolution
Expansion Equilibration Enhancement Evolution
Who is this for?
Dental and craniofacial healthcare providers (DCHP) caring for pediatric patients with sleep-disordered breathing. DCHP includes general dentists, pediatric dentists, orthodontists, myofunctional therapists, speech-language pathologists, and oral surgeons. Pediatricians and ENT surgeons who seek collaborative, airway-focused sleep care with DCHP are welcome.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to
Understand the foundational concepts and pathophysiology of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing (SDB).
Define the role of dental and craniofacial healthcare providers in the early recognition, risk stratification, and management of pediatric SDB.
Comprehend airway anatomy and craniofacial growth and development from infancy through adolescence.
Apply age-specific diagnostic frameworks and treatment strategies across key developmental stages.
Effectively utilize functional appliances, expansion techniques, clear aligner therapy, and myofunctional interventions in the management of pediatric SDB.
Diagnose and manage tongue-tie and lip-tie within an interdisciplinary, growth-oriented care model.
Implement a multidisciplinary treatment approach integrating allergy management, adenotonsillar surgery, DOME4Kids-guided care, and orthognathic surgery when indicated to optimize long-term airway, sleep, and craniofacial outcomes.
Faculty
Irene Lau, DDS
Pediatric Dentist
Co-Founder T.O.P. Dental & Family Smile
Vice-President, Hong Kong Association of Dental Sleep Medicine
Founder of Hellosmile HK, NGO
Stanley Liu, MD, DDS, FACS
Maxillofacial & ENT-Sleep Surgeon
Associate Professor, NSU
Founding Secretary, World Dentofacial Sleep Society
Deputy President, Global Initiative for OSA
Steffen Decker, BDS, MSc
Orthodontist
The Orthodontic Specialist, United Kingdom
Global Advisor, 3M, Align Technology (former)
Clinical Advisor for Airway & Orthodontics, John Kois Center
Why the 3 of them?
What makes the DOME 4 Kidz faculty genuinely rare is how each member fills a gap the others cannot.
Dr. Irene Lau is the clinical heartbeat — a Hong Kong-based pediatric dentist who founded HelloSmile HK and serves as Vice-President of the HK Association of Dental Sleep Medicine. She is the local anchor who sees these children every day and has built the very infrastructure where participants will learn hands-on.
Dr. Stanley Liu is the surgical and systems architect — a dual-trained MD/DDS sleep surgeon, former Stanford Sleep Surgery Fellowship Director, and co-architect of the DOME methodology — connecting the dots between airway science, surgical intervention, and the global evidence base.
Dr. Steffen Decker is the orthodontic catalyst — Global Advisor to Align Technology and 3M formerly, and Clinical Advisor for Airway & Orthodontics at the John Kois Center — the practitioner who bridges craniofacial development theory with the tools most clinicians will actually use in practice.
Together, they form a complete clinical circle - the pediatric dentist who identifies the child, the surgeon who understands the anatomy and the ceiling of intervention, and the orthodontist who holds the tools to reshape the airway during the growth window.
Few courses put all three at the same table. This one does.
Webinars
Webinars
Session 1
Foundations of Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing
August 15th, 2026
Overview of pediatric sleep-disordered breathing (SDB): scope, impact, and clinical relevance
The role of dental and craniofacial providers in early identification and prevention
Why a multidisciplinary, growth-guided approach is essential for optimal long-term outcomes
Session 2
Growth and Development
September 5th, 2026
Craniofacial and airway development from infancy through adolescence
Oral, facial, and airway functional milestones
Early clinical indicators and warning signs of pediatric SDB
Session 3
Diagnosis and Early Intervention
Step-by-step airway assessment and diagnostic workup across developmental stages
ENT and oral and maxillofacial surgery perspectives on nasal obstruction, tonsils, adenoids, and maxillary development
Introduction to DOME4Kids principles in early treatment planning
September 26th, 2026
Session 4
Functional and Orthopedic Interventions
October 17th, 2026
Management of pediatric SDB using functional appliances, expansion strategies, myofunctional therapy, and clear aligner systems
Evidence-based indications for tongue-tie and lip-tie diagnosis and treatment
Clinical decision-making on the timing and extent of expansion in the primary and mixed dentitions
Session 5
Case Integration and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
JNovember 7th, 2026
Comprehensive case presentations and guided clinical decision-making
Integrating orthodontic, surgical, ENT, and myofunctional perspectives
Building collaborative care pathways to achieve durable clinical outcomes
Bonus Session
Case Integration and Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Imaging protocols for pediatric airway evaluation
Digital workflows, treatment planning, and emerging diagnostic technologies
Future directions in pediatric sleep-breathing care
Immersive Experience in Hong Kong
Immersive Experience in Hong Kong
15 Spots
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Hands-on training in functional appliances and expansion protocols
Clinical workflows for appliance delivery, adjustment, and longitudinal follow-up
Live DISE (sleep endoscopy), demonstration of tongue-tie and lip-tie release, including post-treatment protocols
Integration of surgical, orthodontic, and myofunctional therapies in real-world clinical settings
Collaborative case-based workshops with experts in ENT, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and sleep medicine
Additional Guest Instructors in Sleep Medicine, Myofunctional Therapy, Pediatrics.
Course Location
Course Fee
Webinars
$750 USD
30 Day Access to Webinars
Webinars and Immersive Experience in Hong Kong
$4000 USD
30 Day Access to Webinars. Hands-on Workshop. Live Clinic Observation.