“It is a privilege that people place their health and that of their children in our hands. While we are fulfilled by the aesthetic transformation process, our greatest achievement is when we see a positive change in the personal confidence of our patients. This is an outcome we have seen and enjoyed over and over again.”
After working in private practices in Brisbane and Sydney as well as lecturing at the University of Qld, Dr Jones opened Enhance in 2010, bringing to life her vision for a dental practice with a difference: one where excellence in clinical quality and patient care, the highest ethical standards and a welcoming, warm experience are all of great priority.
Dr Jones holds a first class honours degree for Dental Surgery from the University of Qld, a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiology from University of Melbourne and is a qualified International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Since graduating in 1997, Dr Jones has kept abreast of progress of dental treatment and research through continuing education, media and courses, particularly those related to oral myofunctional disorders (including tongue ties) and their impact on the mouth and on health.
With close to 30 years’ experience with dental lasers, and extensive knowledge and experience in treatment of oral myofunctional disorders stemming from oral ties, she has now focused her practice toward optimising the growth and function the orofacial region. In 2013 she pioneered a multi-disciplinary approach, now replicated by practitioners around the world, for the treatment of oral restrictions for patients of all ages, closely collaborating with a range of like-minded professionals including osteopaths, chiropractors, IBCLCs, speech therapists and oral health professionals.
In 2016, she co-founded the Tongue Tie Institute (TTI) – an educational endeavour dedicated to clinical protocols for the management of soft tissue dysfunction resulting from oral restrictions through a multi-disciplinary approach. Having hosted and presented to hundreds of health professionals from many fields from all around the world during the face-to-face and on-line TTI courses.
In addition to her lectures and talks in Australia, her presentations on oral restrictions at an international level share her protcol for clinical excellence. Presentations include: International Advancing Dentistry Symposium, San Diego, USA; GOLD On-Line Learning International seminars, and International Consortium of Ankylofrenula Professionals, Tongue Tie across the life-span, Toronto, Canada, World Clinical Laser Institute (WCLI) – Laser Dentistry Symposiums – Europe Forum in Barcelona, WCLI Symposium – Asia Pacific Forum in Sydney and Tokyo.
After serving on other boards related to oral ties, she sought to co-create an advisory association that was collaborative and consultative in its approach. She thus co-founded the International Consortium of Ankylofrenula Professionals (ICAP). She served on the board as the inaugural chairperson for two years and continues to support the organisation.
She is a founder and director of the Tongue Tie Institute. Dr Jones regularly speaks on the diagnosis, treatment and life long effects of tongue and lip tie.
CREDENTIALS
MEMBERSHIP, SERVICE & AWARDS
- Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2015 – current
- Elected Chair and board member, International Consortium of Oral Ankulofrenula Professionals, September 2016 – 2019
- Award – service and leadership : International International Consortium of Oral Ankulofrenula Professionals
- Fellow, World Clinical Laser Institute, September 2015 – current
- Member, Australian Dental Association, 1998 – 2020
- Elected Board Member, International Affiliation of Tongue tie Professionals (IATP), October 2014 – March 2016
- Member, Academy of Laser Dentistry, December 2013 – current
- Member, AADFA (Australian Academy of Dento-facial Aesthetics) April 2014 – July 2017
- Member, North Shore Dental Group (Sydney) July 2002-July 2003
- Infection Control Committee of the Australian Dental Association (Qld Branch) January 1988 – January 1999
- Member on selection committee for position of Senior lecturer in Oral Biology in the Department of Dentistry, May 1997 – September 1997
- Vice-President, University of Queensland Dental Association, October 1996 – November 1997
- Award : Pierre Fauchard Academy – Outstanding achievement – Dental student of the year 1995
PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES,COURSES & MEDIA APPEARANCES
September 2022
Invited speaker – World Clinical Laser Institute Asia Pacific Forum, (Tokyo, Japan)
For dental professionals, “Tongue tie and its impact on orofacial growth”
September 2022
Invited speaker – SPOT Rural Speech therapy CPD (on-line)
For speech therapists, “Tongue ties, airways and faces”
May 2022
Invited speaker – World Clinical Laser Institute European Forum (Barcelona, Spain)
For dental professionals, “Tongue tie and its impact on orofacial growth”
October 2021
Invited speaker – International Consortium of Ankylofrenula Professionals (Online international conference)
All health professionals, “Tongue tie and its impact on orofacial growth”
August 2021
Invited speaker – TalkTools USA International On-line conference
All health professionals, “Tongue Restrictions and The Airway – Functional, Neurological Structural and Biochemical Relationships to Breathing Symptoms”
November 2020
Invited speaker – Australian College of Chiropractic Paediatrics , Australia
Chiropractors, “Michelangelo at work – Tongue tie and its impact on orofacial growth”
November 2020
Invited speaker – Podcast on Spot Rural Speech Therapy
Speech therapists, “Tongue Ties and their impact across the lifespan”
September 2019
Invited presenter – Dental CPD on-line
Dentists, “How much we still need to know about tongue ties”
October 2019
Invited speaker – International Advancing Dentistry Symposium, San Diego USA
Dental professionals, “The Tongue is for Life”
July 2018
Invited speaker – Internal Consortium of Ankylofrenula professional conference (ICAP) – Frenum Freedom Oral restrictions affecting the lifespan Toronto Canada
Invited key note speaker. Topic : “Seeing the end in the beginning”.
Dental and medical professionals, ENTs, Speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, manual therapists, nurses, IBCLCs
2018, 2017, 2016 : TTI Courses
Presenter – Tongue Tie Institute Foundation & Advanced Courses : Untangling Tongue Ties
Protocol for treatment of Infants/Toddlers, Protocol for treatment of Children and Adults
Impacts of oral restrictions across the lifespan and surgical methods and setting up a tongue tie clinic for comprehensive protocol for management of oral restrictions for best patient outcomes.
Audience: Dentists, dental specialists, GPs, Speech and language therapists, Lactation consultants, chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists
August 2017
Invited Speaker – Australian Dental Assistant Association (Qld branch) Dental Assisting Conference, Brisbane, Australia
Invited keynote speaker. Topic : Diagnosis and treatment of oral restrictions
Audience : Dental Assistants, Oral health Therapists, dentists
July 2017
Tongue Tie Institute Foundation and Advanced (Infants and toddlers) Brisbane, Australia.
Audience: Dentists, dental specialists, GPs, Speech and language therapists, Lactation consultants, chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists
May 2017
Invited Speaker – Qld Paediatric chiropractic association – Chiropractic Paediatric Forum, Brisbane, Australia
“Untangling Tongue ties” – treatment of oral restriction and its outcomes,
Audience: Members of Qld Paediatric Chiropractic Association
March 2017
Invited Speaker – Cromwell College
Invited speaker. Cromwell College formal dinner, University of Qld.
Topic : “From student life to the world of dentistry”
February 2017
Presenter – Tongue Tie Institute Foundation and Advanced (Children and Adults)
October 2016
Invited Speaker – ADOHTA conference 2016 – Australian Dental Hygienist & Therapist’s Association
Invited keynote speaker. Topic : Management of Oral Restrictions in Children – What lies beneath affects what ensues beyond. A new way of prevention of malocclusion
Audience : Members and other speakers of ADOHTA
September 2016
Invited Speaker – World Clinical Laser Institute 2016 Asia-Pacific Symposium , Sydney, Australia
Invited keynote speaker. Topic : Management of Oral Restrictions in Infants
Audience: Laser dentists and specialists and general dentists
August 2016
Invited Speaker – Australian Breastfeeding Association in Rockhampton, full day seminar
Invited speaker – Introduction to Oral Restrictions in Infants
Audience : Dentists, assistants, IBCLCs, Breastfeeding counsellors, parents.
June 2016
Presenter – Tongue Tie Institute 4 day program : Untangling Tongue Ties
See above reference to TTI courses
April 2016
Invited Speaker – Coulson Institute in Australia
One day Seminar on tongue Ties – following a one day seminar from Ms Sandra Coulson (Coulson Institute of orofacial Myology)
Audience : Speech and language therapists, dentists, oral health therapists, lactation consultants.
February 2016
Invited Speaker – ASTLiT Cutting Edge Symposium (Australasian Society of Tongue and Lip Ties)
Invited speaker
Presentation 1 – Treatment of tongue restrictions: More than a surgical procedure – The components of a successful team approach
Presentation 2 – Lasers in frenectomies presentation and panel discussion
October 2015
Presentation – An introduction to Untangling Tongue Ties
Presentation to a group of Health practitioners (Lactation Consultants, midwives, nurses, GPs, chiropractors) about Identification and management of Tongue Ties and Upper Lip ties. “From the mouth to the body”
July 2015
Presentation – An introduction to Untangling Tongue Ties
Presentation to Health practitioners (Lactation Consultants, midwives, nurses, GPs, chiropractors) about Identification and management of Tongue Ties and Upper Lip ties. “Untangling Tongue Ties” with relevant CE credits to chiropractors and Lactation consultants and GPs.
30 May 2015
Invited Speaker – Infant GORD and its Complications
Invited keynote speaker at a one day conference for Health Professionals discussing the causes, clinical presentation and management of infant infant GORD and reflux
7 March 2015
Invited Speaker – LCANZ 2015 : More than Milk (Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand), Brisbane Australia
Invited keynote speaker. Topic : Treatment of lip and tongue ties for optimal breastfeeding – what are the potential implications in future life?
September 2014
Presenter– An introduction to Untangling Tongue Ties
Presentation to group of Health practitioners (Lactation Consultants, midwives, nurses, GPs, chiropractors) about Identification and management of Tongue Ties and Upper Lip ties.
September 2013
Invited Speaker – Australian Breastfeeding Association
Speaker at Australian Breast Feeding Association workshop CPD, Brisbane Workshop “Posterior tongue-tie: its effect on breastfeeding, its diagnosis and treatment”
June 2003
TV interview with Kerri-Anne Kennerly on “Mornings with Kerri-Anne”
Television program. Provision of opinion on Water fluoridation and its implications for rising caries rates in children.
September 2000
Speaker – National Bahá’í Studies Conference – ‘Dental manifestations of our modern diet and Lifestyles’
National Studies Conference “Health and Healing”, University of South Qld, Toowoomba.
June 2000
TV interview and presentation – Television Program Y – on the topic of formation and eruption of teeth
Interview for a segment on eruption sequence of primary and secondary teeth