Orofacial Myology News
Nervous setting up a new myofunctional therapy office
Hi there, how are you and the team? I am excited and nervous at the same time about setting up a new myofunctional therapy office. I am having some questions about where to begin now that I have completed the course and am home with referral sources ready to start sending some people my way.
Parents We Need To Talk
Many dental practitioners and others see a tongue thrust and dental malocclusions (or teeth out of normal alignment) and presume that the tongue thrust is the cause. What is often missed in oral evaluations is the rest position of the tongue, especially the tongue tip. It is well documented in dental science that a forward
- Published in Dental Hygienist, Orofacial Myologist, Parents, speech languge pathologist, Teacher, Therapists, Uncategorized
Orofacial Myology: Questions and Answers
OROFACIAL MYOLOGY Questions and Answers ABSTRACT Several frequently asked questions about orofacial myology are asked and answered. Additional questions and concerns are addressed in other topics included on this website, especially those topics directed toward parents. WHAT IS OROFACIAL MYOLOGY? Orofacial myology is a specialized sub-specialty with either speech-language pathology or dentistry, especially dental hygiene,
PARENT CONCERNS – A 3 Year Old Child With Tongue Thrusting and Open Bite
PARENT CONCERNS – A 3 Year Old Child With Tongue Thrusting and Open Bite ABSTRACT A parent question about a 3 year old with tongue thrusting and an anterior open bite is responded to. PARENT QUESTION: Our 3 year old son had an initial dental evaluation by our family dentist. He told us that our
- Published in Dental Hygienist, Dentists, Orofacial Myologist, Orthodontist, Parents, SLP-A, speech languge pathologist, Teacher, Therapists, Uncategorized
Why Do SLPs Want to Become Orofacial Myologists?
SLPs report that they feel there is a “missing link’ in the therapy they are providing for clients who are not progressing in articulation/speech sound disorders, swallowing disorders, eating and feeding difficulties, and much more. SLPs want to know how to provide thorough assessment and provide systematic treatment beyond band-aid solutions such as simplistic “tongue
Miologia Orofacial Para Profesionales y Padres
When NANNY is going to be the adult helper
I have implemented Unplugging the Thumb with a 4 year old. Only after the evaluation and scheduling the initial UTT (Unplugging the Thumb) appointment did the mom inform me that the nanny was going to be the adult helper. What do I do now? They are due to come in later this week and the nanny