"The Etiologies of Oral Habits and Your Role a Health Professional"

CONTINUING EDUCATION REGISTRATION PAGE

WEBINAR DATE: June 4, 7:00- 9:00PM ET

(2 Hours, 0.20 ASHA CEUs)

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

Deep dive into the root causes of oral habits and their far-reaching impacts on health. As a health professional, uncover your critical role in recognizing, understanding, and addressing these behaviors to improve patient outcomes. Engage with evidence-based strategies and gain the insights needed to make a lasting difference in your practice.
 
 

PRESENTER: Carla Lejarraga- Orofacial Myologist & Registered Dental Hygienist (B App.H. Sc) 

Carla is the co-director of The Australian Academy of Orofacial Myology and has been training dental and speech professionals in OM for over 12 years. She is Director of The Thumbsucking Clinic, providing private orofacial myology practice and oral habits correction since 2011. Her 2015 research paper in the International Dental Journal explored the positive influence of non-orthodontic intervention on digit-sucking-related malocclusion and is the basis for her programs and training in this field. She is a faculty member of The Breathe Institute co-teaching their oral habits program.
 

Financial Disclosure: Carla receives compensation for presenting for The Myo Membership®. Thumbsucking Professionals - Director, Breathe Institute - Faculty Member, Australian Academy of Orofacial Myology - Co-Director. 

Non-Financial Disclosure: None to disclose. 

 

TIME ORDERED AGENDA & LEARNING OBJECTIVES

7:00-7:30 pm (30 minutes): Types of oral habits and their long term effects on the oral cavity and musculature

7:30-8:00 pm (30 minutes): The etiologies of oral habits particularly in thumb and finger sucking

8:00-8:30 pm (30 minutes): How to address oral habits with parents

8:30-9:00 pm (30 minutes): Q&A 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

After completion of course participants will be able to: 

  • Identify the typical root causes for prolonged oral habits.

  • Analyze these root causes for individual patients
  • Discuss with parents how to address oral habits for their child
  • Explain the long term detrimental effects of oral habits on the oral cavity and surrounding facial and oral musculature should they not be ceased

This course is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional Area). 

To receive ASHA CEUs this registration page must be submitted prior to the webinar. To watch a recording, log into your Kajabi portal, go to "The Myo Membership" > "June 2024" and the recording will be found under the training tab.

IMPORTANT: For continuing education credit the webinar must be completed in its entirety, either by attending live or watching the recording. 

What happens if I cannot attend the live webinar? 

The recording will be uploaded to The Myo Membership portal following the live webinar for all current members inside The Myo Membership.

How do I obtain continuing education credit?

Upon completion of the live or recorded webinar, a survey is sent electronically via Kajabi and email. You must complete the survey by clicking submit in order to receive your ASHA CEUs and a certificate of completion. The certificate of completion will be available for immediate download following submission of your ASHA CEU survey form. This must be completed within 7 days of completion of webinar.

Who is this for? 

This registration page is for SLPs who want to learn more about airway, myofunctional therapy, tethered oral tissues, dental appliances/orthodontics and related topics.

What happens after I sign up?

You are already signed up for The Myo Membership® and have paid in full for this month (which includes this training). If attending live, register at the provided zoom event link that will be sent out prior to the webinar event. If watching the recording you do not need to register via zoom. If you want ASHA CEUs you MUST COMPLETE this registration page (scroll to bottom and fill out the entire form).

Refund policy: Per the refund policy when you joined The Myo Membership, you can cancel your future monthly membership at any time prior to the 48-hour renewal window. You will not be refunded for any training or materials already provided. If you are unable to join live, you may watch the recording that will be placed in The Myo Membership portal.

If this webinar needs to be rescheduled you will be notified as soon as possible with the new webinar date (no refunds are provided if a webinar date has to be moved by a presenter; a replacement webinar will be provided in the event that this months presenter is unable to present as scheduled). 

Please note if any accommodations are needed to access the learning experience or resource materials, please email [email protected] to discuss further.

Who can I contact with questions, concerns or complaints?

For any questions, please reach out to [email protected]

When taking online courses, Elevation Movement LLC students are encouraged, at all times, to communicate their concerns and/or complaints to course creators and/or the administrative team by emailing [email protected]. A more detailed policy can be provided upon request. 

The Myo Membership®

June 2024 Registration Form 

Please note if any accommodations are needed to access the learning experience or resource materials, please email [email protected] to discuss further.