COMMON REASONS RDHs give for taking our course:
DESIRE TO Provide therapy to a variety of patients
WANT TO Make a life long contribution to the welfare of patients
Be part of a team including ENT’s, DDS’s, SLP’s, and other medical professionals
Become more independent and improve my income while helping others
Opportunity to participate in a career that is never boring or repetitious
Reduce the likelihood of physical discomfort FROM carpal tunnel, back and shoulder pain, sore feet
http://www.adha.org/downloads/ADHA_Policies.pdf
The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) policy has been in place regarding the practice of orofacial myology since 1992. It is found in section #9 – 92.
RDHs are in the unique position of being able to observe patients at very close range. As such, they are ideal professionals to use their finely tuned skills to be able to detect when something is wrong. They can note if someone appears to be tongue tied, if a child has a sucking habit accompanied by an open bite, if certain teeth are taking a long time to erupt, if someone is chronically mouth breathing… these and dozens more symptoms of orofacial myology disorders are among the areas that RDHs enjoy learning about during the introductory course for orofacial myology.
susan Pastorino, RDH says:
October 19, 2011 at 1:16 am
Please mail me a copy of the brochure and infomation to become an orofacial myologist. Thank you.
Jodi Robinson says:
November 30, 2011 at 1:11 pm
I live in Maryland and have been a practicing RDH for 16 years. I also have a Bachelors degree in speech language pathology. I am very interested in pursuing orofacial myology as a full time career and was wondering if I could take the course in Maryland. I am anxious to get started as soon as possible.
Thank You,
Jodi Robinson