Adult OMD & Frenectomy Considerations

Adult OMD & Frenectomy Considerations

Zoom Webinar On-Demand

This 10-hour course, broken into five 2-hour lessons, for SLPs, RDHs, dentists, orthodontists, and other OMT providers, goes into detail on how to differentially diagnose and design therapy programs for adults incorporating a holistic and multidisciplinary approach. Courses are kept small and instruction is customized to fit individual and group needs and current education and skill level.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Analyze and appraise patient history and its impact on prognosis.

2. Create an effective pre/post frenectomy program.

3. Develop effective individualized multidisciplinary treatment plans.

Registration: $1000

Professional Development: 10 Hours

Agenda Lesson One (2 hours)

0:00-0:30 Case study updates & initial questions

0:30-1:00 Patient history: developmental, medical, dental, social, emotional, educational

1:00-2:00 Review the differential diagnostic process

Agenda Lesson Two (2 hours)

0:00-0:30 Case study updates & initial questions

0:30-1:00 Specifics of case study review & report synthesis

1:00-2:00 Review the differential diagnostic process

Agenda Lesson Three (2 hours)

0:00-0:45 Case study review & diagnostic questions

0:45-1:15 Timing frenectomy with the rest of OMT

1:15-1:30 All the ways to address the lingual frenulum

1:30-2:00 Developing an individualized treatment plan

Agenda Lesson Four (2 hours)

0:00-0:45 Case study review & response to treatment

0:45-1:15 Barriers to an optimal outcome & compensations

1:30-2:00 Multidisciplinary & long-term goals

Agenda Lesson Five (2 hours)

0:00-0:45 Case study review & response to treatment

0:45-1:15 Beyond frenectomy: Generalizing normal function

1:15-1:45 Research & clinical resources

1:45-2:00 Course conclusions

Linda D'Onofrio, MS, CCC-SLP is a board-certified speech-language pathologist with a private practice in Portland Oregon. She completed her Masters in Communication Disorders from the University of Oregon, completed her medical externship at Oregon Health Sciences University, and her clinical fellowship at the Oregon VA Medical Center. For 20 years, she has specialized in craniofacial disorders, structural and sensory-motor based speech disorders, feeding and oromyofunctional disorders, social cognitive disorders, and developmental speech language disorders. She works with toddlers, school-aged children, teens, adults, and the elderly. She lectures internationally on craniofacial growth and function.

Disclosure Statement:

Financial:

• I am a practicing clinician and paid lecturer and presenter.

• I am promoting the courses available from the D’Onofrio Institute for Advanced Myofunctional Studies.

Nonfinancial:

• I am a past president and former board member of the Oregon Speech Language Hearing Association (OSHA).

• I am a member of the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA).

• I am the administrator of the Oromyofunctional Study Group on Facebook.