HCDHA 2 CE Event: 'Integrating an Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder Assessment' 

 Chris Zombek, BSDH, COM

Course Description:

Educate the attendees so they may understand orofacial myofunctional disorders and be able to recognize them in order to refer to the team of specialist. How working within a multidisciplinary team can be beneficial. Finish presentation with subject cases.

Objectives:

• Relate the findings of history to todays perspective
• Define Orofacial myofunctional disorders
• Understanding oral development to help prevent Orofacial myofunctional disorders
• How to recognize an OMD (Orofacial myofunctional disorder)
• Integrating a screening into the dental assessment
• How do dental professionals fit in the multi-disciplinary team of medical specialist
• What is a COM (certified orofacial myologist) What they do and how they fit within the multidisciplinary team.