The Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT) is the leading post graduate training academy for allied health professionals who want to treat orofacial myofunctional disorders. The Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT) strives to educate students and the public about Orofacial Myofuctional Disorders (OMDs) and getting health care professionals the specialised training necessary they need to treat them. We are also actively engaged in a campaign to raise the professional level of awareness of myofunctional therapy, reaching out to leaders and associations in other health care specialties including dentistry, orthodontics, pediatric medicine, speech-language pathology, and maxio-facial surgery. To this end, we have a large number of speaking engagements to leading congresses in these fields coming up in the next year in North and South America, Europe, and Australia. Please find attached below more detailed course information, a registration form, some further background on orofacial myofunctional therapy (OMT), some articles we've written, and some interesting research on OMT and TMD, OMT and OSA, as well as OMT and the prevention of orthodontic relapse. The research is an example of the evidence based research we look to back every component of our course up with as well as a tool we teach allied health professionals to use to build a practice. Our lecturers, Joy Moeller, BS, RDH, and Licia Coceani-Paskay, MS, CCC-SLP, bring decades of clinical experience as well as knowledge about research and integrating Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy into practice. We are passionate about providing the best knowledge in this field and preparing students to be able to identify and treat myofunctional disorders. The course provides a solid foundation to begin a career as a Myofunctional Therapist. The course is structured so that all attendees should be able to begin treating OMDs immediately upon completion. We encourage students to identify potential patients that they may begin therapy with soon after the course. There are four main components of our program, Comprehensive Course in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy:
1. History of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) and the Etiology of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMDs)
2. How to identify/diagnose OMDs along with the related anatomy and pathology
3. How to treat OMDs: structured, phased exercises to treat and correct OMDs, eliminate noxious habits, and work with special needs patients (OSA, TMD, et al).
4. How to integrate and market OMT in a multi-disciplinary environment, working with ENTs, SLPs, maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, general dentists, sleep medicine doctors, pediatricians, and others. Also included in the course:
Current Evidence Based Research
Anatomy/ Physiology / Pathology of OMDs
Complete Habit Elimination Program (i.e., thumbsucking)
Comprehensive Treatment Program (exercises in a complete treatment program with reference videos to assure correct application)
Successful Marketing and Practice Building
Ongoing consulting support as you begin to see patients
To enroll, simply fill out the registration form and payment details on our website, www.aomtinfo.org. There are examples of additional recent developments that will bring greater awareness of OMT to North America.
