2025/01/15: Myofunctional Therapy
Presented by: Joe Siegfried, RDH, Myofunctional Therapist
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Product Description
Mysteries of Myofunctional Therapy
CE Hours: 6 (Online)
Online Dates:
Part 1: Wednesday, January 15th - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Part 2: Wednesday, January 22nd - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Part 3: Wednesday, January 29th - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Course Description:
Myofunctional Therapy has been a part of the dental hygiene scope of practice for decades but it has become one of the fasted growing skills in the last few years.
This course is designed as an introduction to Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. Upon completion of this course the dental hygienist will have the skills to identify orofacial myofunctional disorders to improve the comprehensiveness of a client’s oral health assessment and complexity of their dental hygiene care plans.
Upon completion of this course the dental hygienist will have a good sense of next steps in determining whether or not myofunctional therapy is an adjunctive therapy they want to pursue further in their career.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn to define what Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy is, who the stakeholders are within the industry, and its role in oral health
- Review and learn the anatomy relative to orofacial development.
- Learn to identify normal oral posture and the factors that contribute to orofacial myofunctional disorders. (OMD)
- Learn to screen clients with orofacial myofunctional disorders and identify the need for referral to other health care providers.
- Learn to identify the signs and symptoms of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders
This 6-hour online course is a pre-requisite for the Full Myo Practical Program (30 hours)
What Your Colleagues Are Saying About This Course
- The introduction to Myofunctional Therapy was a wonderful experience and insightful. Reminding RDH in general practice that signs and symptoms are seen daily. Our clients/patients need us to advocate for them to make a difference. ~ Rebecca
- The course was a great introduction to the topic of myofunctional therapy. It got me thinking of all the clinical signs I see every day on my patients that I now know are signs of that client may need myofunctional therapy. ~ Emily
- It was a great introductory to myofunctional therapy's, I can't wait to dive deeper into this discipline. ~ Ferzana
- This was well presented and the information provided was understandable and this knowledge will be carried into my hygiene practice. ~ Katrina
- Very informative, addressing great ideas that could easily transition into daily practice. ~ Brenda
- This online course was both insightful and interesting! Joe is a great educator in this topic and I look forward to learn more as I just registered for the 30-hour course. ~ Bethany
- Joe provided an amazing course that is very relevant to what we truly see in our clients everyday. He has provided some key gems to aid us in assessing existing conditions and most importantly in the prevention of lifelong problems. RDHU continues to offer the highest quality continuing education for life long learning! ~ Dorothy