Occlusion: The Role of the Oral Structure

  • Recognize Edward Angle’s dental occlusion classification
  • Identify 5 functional appliances
  • Learn how dental occlusions can determine facial structures


Neuromuscular Facilitation: Using the whole Mechanism.

  • Identify two traditional sensorimotor intervention approaches.
  • Explain the relationship between chewing and speech.
  • Establish skills to assess when to use NMF
  • List 4 step treatment procedures for NMF


Primitive Reflexes: Interrupting the Plan

  • Explain the role primitive reflexes play in developmental disorders
  • Explain the implications of retained primitive reflexes on therapeutic progression
  • Describe how to assess for 6 primary primitive reflexes
  • Describe therapeutic activities to apply to 6 areas of retained primitive reflexes


Breathing: Using the Mechanism

  • Identify the structures associated with breathing
  • Explain the mechanics of breathing
  • Develop skills to assess breathing patterns
  • Explain treatment methods to improve breathing patterns


Obstacles: Facing Restrictions

  • Identify 3 limitations/restrictions.
  • Explain the implications of restrictions on therapeutic progression.
  • Create treatment plans – examples of homework sheets.
  • List therapeutic activities to use in pre/post-surgical situations.


Orofacial Pain

  • List the associative issues that contribute to orofacial pain
  • Apply therapeutic application to support functional improvements
  • Explain patient experiences and treatment plans


Articulation, Fluency & Voice: Behind the Curtain

  • Identify the role of motor planning in all speech production.
  • Describe the influence of tongue movement from Lips to the Larynx.
  • List shaping and modeling activities for voice or fluency,


Going with the Flow: A New Direction

  • Describe how to target muscular deficits
  • Apply the “Flow Chart” to a case study
  • Demonstrate advanced therapeutic applications