Courses & Events

Myobrace® Certified Educator

OVERVIEW

Completion of this course will result in qualification as a Myobrace^® Certified Educator. The course is open to dental assistants, dental hygienists, oral health therapists, dentists, orthodontists, speech therapists, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, ENTs and sleep physicians.

This course will include the basics in anatomy and physiology of the orofacial musculature. This is an exciting opportunity to learn from the world's pre-eminent experts in the field and gain an insight into the only myofunctional system that has been successfully integrated into dental, orthodontic, TMJ Disorder (TMD) and sleep practices in over 100 countries worldwide.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is suitable for practices who have completed MRC’s other training programs and are already providing Myobrace^® treatment but want to provide it at the highest level by training a fully certified educator to enhance the delivery of Myobrace^® treatment.

COURSE TOPICS

History of myofunctional therapy and traditional myofunctional techniques;
Functional anatomy and physiology, related to breathing and orofacial musculature;
Myobrace^® Activities intensive workshop and troubleshooting;
How to conduct a proper consultation and evaluation of myofunctional disorders;
Case studies;
Habit elimination (e.g. thumb sucking);
Latest research and exercises related to Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) and sleep apnoea;
How to conduct a Myobrace^® Educator (ME) Check, a myofunctional evaluation form completed at each appointment to accurately quantify improvement, thereby determining progression of treatment;
How to conduct an activity support session and a special myofunctional troubleshooting appointment if treatment is not progressing as expected.

COURSE FEE

$2000 USD

Key Presenters

Dr Ana Lorena Gómez

Dr Ana Lorena Gómez has practiced general dentistry for 27 years. Her practice was exclusively orthodontics for 17 years, however, she incorporated The Myobrace^® System as a regular treatment for her patients in 2009. This resulted in an increase in the number of patients treated and better results in stability of cases and facial harmony. Dr Gómez shares her experience of how she changed the way of doing the initial diagnoses, incorporating myofunctional evaluations and, in doing so, was able to address the problem of bad function earlier and as part of an integral preventive orthodontic treatment, changing the way the delivery of care was given.

Kelly De Miro
RDH, BS, OMT, IBCLC

Ms Kelly Baker began her career as a chairside dental assistant in high school and went on to become a registered dental hygienist. She furthered her education in the dental field by learning more about clinical applications of techniques and obtaining her local anaesthesia permit in 2008. She attended an IAOM course to become a myofunctional therapist in October of that same year. After spending 22 years practicing as a RDH and OMT, she took up a role as the lead US educator with MRC where she has been able to express her passion of belief in myofunctional therapy.