TITLE:  OROFACIAL MYOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY - Helping You Change the Lives of Your Patients

This On Demand Continuing Education Webinar is hosted by Dental CE Academy

COURSE FEE: Complimentary

CREDITS: This continuing education activity is designated for 1 credit

AGD PACE SUBJECT CODE:  188 Myofunctional Therapy

MODE: Electronically Mediated | Recorded Lecture | On Demand Webinar

SPEAKER: Sandra Coulson, MS, ST, ED, COM

CE SUPPORTER: The Coulson Institute

AUDIENCE: Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Therapists

TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED:  Mobile device, laptop or desktop with internet connection | Google Chrome Browser

​COURSE SUMMARY: What Every Dental Professional Needs to Know...

​Orofacial -- the muscles around the mouth, the tongue and muscles in the face, jaw and neck.

Myology -- the study of muscles and muscle tissue. The muscular system (myology) consists of skeletal muscles that contact to move or position different parts of the body. Orofacial muscles move the muscles in the face, lips, tongue, neck and jaws.

Orofacial Myology is the training or re-training of the tongue, lips, cheeks, neck, jaw and body posture. This technique is used to retrain muscle patterns for rest, swallowing and speech. It 'switches-on' the proper muscles and 'switches off' the improperly used muscles to only be used at the proper time. 

​This therapy is also beneficial to the treatment of oral disorders and parafunctional habits such as tongue thrust, forward tongue rest posture, incorrect swallowing, thumb, finger and pacifier habits, nail biting, Down syndrome issues, cerebral palsy, facial paralysis issues such as Bell's Palsy, mouth breathing, snoring and mild sleep apnea, Temporomandibular joint dysfunction and facial pain.

​LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

• Recognize and understand the ramifications of tongue posture on occlusion. 

• Understand the short and long-term effects of mouth breathing.

• Identify postural issues that impact occlusion. 

• Assess “Tongue Thrust” and the strength and power of the tongue and its impact on occlusion, lip closure and body posture. 

• Recognize the tongue’s impact on speech sounds. 

• Understand the difference between anterior and posterior tongue tie, lip tie and buccal tie. 

• Understand important assessment techniques. 

• Evaluate and assess the issues described above in a timely manner. 

​INSTRUCTIONS: Please use Chrome browser. Upon registration you will be sent a confirmation email from "no-reply@clickmeeting.com" to view this recorded webinar. Do not fast forward as your attendance is recorded. A course folder including instructions for CE Credit, will be provided during the course, by tapping on the red banner at the top of your screen. Following the continuing education presentation, you may close the screen and wait for the course evaluation email to be sent to you. Upon successful completion of quiz/course )  evaluation (80% minimum passing score) your CE Credit  will be sent to your email within 1 -5 minutes.

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​DISCLOSURE OF SPEAKER AND FACULTY COMMERCIAL RELATIONSHIPS:  According to Dental CE Academy's Conflict of Interest and Disclosure Policy, faculty and speakers for any course are expected to disclose any economic support, personal interests, or potential bias that may be perceived as creating a conflict related to the material being presented. Disclosure statements are printed in each course description and announced by moderators or individual speakers at the beginning of each presentation. This policy is intended to alert the audience to any potential bias or conflict so that participants may form their own judgments about the material being presented.

​CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE: This course is sponsored by The Coulson Institute . The speaker, Sandra Coulson declares a financial affiliation with The Coulson Institute.  For written documentation contact support@dentalcenow.com.

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