Christine Stevens Mills BS, SLP, COM
IAOM Certified Orofacial Myologist
Speech Language Pathologist
Suburban Myofunctional Therapy Clinic
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2012 Classes !!

CEUs!!

Rest Posture Therapy
28 Hour Comprehensive

Introductory Course
28 CEU AGD units
2.8 CEU ASHA units

March 29th to April 1st
April 12th to April 15th
May 25th to May 28th
June 21st to June 24th
July 19th to July 22nd

Lake Orion, Michigan
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Thumb Sucking:
Chronic to Normal
Awareness - Education
Treatment
A two day, 14 hour workshop
March 24th to 25th
April 9th to April 10th
May 19th to 20th
June 30th to June 1st
July 28th to July 29th

Lake Orion, Michigan

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Did you know?

The Hyoid bone is the only bone in the human skeleton not articulated to any other bone.

The Hyoid bone allows for the production of a wide range of sounds that other animals cannot produce.

Resources and Links
 

Articles and Documents

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Orthodontic Perspectives on Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

Equilibrium Theory Revisited: Factors Influencing Position of the Teeth

A Retrospective and Prospective View of Orofacial Myology

The Tongue: Multidisciplinary Considerations

Speech Screening of Children in the Dental Office

The Tongue Thrust Controversy

An Assessment of the Occlusion of the Teeth of Children

Orthodontic Appliances

Position on Oral Habit Appliances

The Problem with the Form Versus Function Dichotomy

History of OMDs and IAOM

For Dentists and Physicians

What about thumb sucking?




 

Links

Organization

Website

International Association of Orofacial Myology  (IAOM)

http://www.iaom.com

American Dental Association

http://www.ada.org

American Speech - Language-Hearing Association

http://www.asha.org

American Dental Hygienist's Association

http://www.adha.org

Chicago Dental Society

http://www.chicagodentalsociety.org

California Dental Association

http://www.cda.org

New Jersey Speech - Language Hearing Association

http://www.njsha.org

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

http://www.mchoralhealth.org

Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

http://www.amchp.org

US Dept of Health and Human Services

http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov

Association of Women Dentists

http://www.womendentists.org
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Two Thumbs Up - a proven therapy program for thumb/digit/finger sucking

It is estimated that 2.4 million children between the ages of 6 and 11 suck their thumb or finger. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Dental Association, acknowledge that chronic thumb sucking beyond the age of six can do a great deal of damage to the orofacial structure, the dentition, speech, and social development

Read Christine's article “What about thumb sucking?