Comprehensive Frenulum Workshop
Infants, Adolescents, and Adult
Learn a simple, scientific breathing method to help your clients establish nasal breathing and accelerate results in Myofunctional Therapy.
Frenulum Inspection And Surgery Workshop
Presented by the Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT)
The AOMT is committed to providing a curriculum laying the foundations for Myofunctional Therapy and Sciences. Breathing Re-Education is a cornerstone in treatment.
- Tailor your treatment plan so nasal breathing is established and sustained.
- Confidently teach the science behind the breath.
- Apply breathing re-education for many health conditions.
- Learn to work with children and adults.
- Accelerate results in treatment and achieve a foundation in health and wellness for life.
- Become a Certified Breathing Instructor.
Meet Our Instructors
Joy Moeller,
BS, RDH
Joy Moeller, BS, RDH, is a Registered Dental Hygienist and is a former associate professor at the Indiana University School of Dentistry, and has been practicing orofacial myofunctional therapy for over 40 years. She is an on-going guest lecturer at USC, UCLA, Loma Linda University, West Coast University, and Cerritos College to ortho, perio, and pedo dental residents and hygiene students. She holds a position at the Sleep Medicine Mini Residency Program at NYU. She teaches in many residencies around the country and is a pioneering advocate for the benefits of myofunctional therapy, and passionate about inspiring her students to learn this invaluable treatment.
Patrick McKeown, MA, BBE
Ireland based international breathing instructor and author Patrick McKeown was educated at Trinity College Dublin. He completed his clinical training in Russia in 2002, accredited by the physician and breathing expert Dr. Konstantin Buteyko. Patrick was a chronic asthmatic for most of his life, experiencing high perceived stress and poor sleep. In 1998, he addressed his breathing pattern disorders leading to a dramatic improvement to his health. Since 2002, he has taught children and adults simple and effective ways to adopt functional breathing patterns. A TEDx speaker, Patrick’s work has touched the lives of thousands and more worldwide. His work has been published by leading publishing houses including Harper Collins (UK), William Morrow Press (USA), Red Wheel Weiser (USA), Sperling & Kupfer (Italy), Kanki Publishing Inc. (Japan). Journal publications include the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Clinical Otolaryngology.
Samantha Weaver, MS, BBE
For the past twelve years, Samantha has been dedicated to learning and sharing the benefits of myofunctional therapy. As a young girl, so many disorders were left untreated, which only fueled her passion to share the benefits of OMT. As the Director of the AOMT, she has designed the courses offered, helping to facilitate the latest evidence based research which touches on breathing reeducation, sleep disorders, TMJ disorders, posture, fascia-release, and frenulum inspection and surgery. She holds two Bachelors, one in Performance Studies (Northwestern University) and one in Communicative Disorders and Sciences (Utah State University), and a Masters of Science in Communication Disorders and Sciences (CSUN). Samantha is a founding board member of the Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences (AAMS), an adjunct professor at Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco and supports research on myofunctional therapy at several universities around the world.
Advanced training for the currently practicing specialist in myofunctional therapy and those working with them.
We designed this course to provide practical tools in advanced topics that are in the highest demand by allied health professionals, those seeking to work with those who practice myofunctional therapy.
The course will consist of advance required reading, lectures, and hands-on workshops including the following topics:
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome, Sleep Disordered Breathing, Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Myofunctional Therapy
- Postural Aspects for the Myofunctional Therapist: Assessment of Overall Posture, Teaching Correct Head and Neck Posture and Ergonomics
- TMJ disorders for OM Therapists
- Tongue Tie: Updates and Protocols for the Myofunctional Therapist
- Current and Emerging Sciences Supporting Myofunctional Therapy: Epigenetics, Functional Matrix, Neuroplasticity
LIVE ZOOM CLASS DATES AND TOPICS
The live online classes explore the following topics. You will find detailed information about each in your instructor manual:
CLASS 1
12th January 2021 4pm – 6pm London time (11am – 1pm New York time, 8am- 10am Los Angeles time)
Respiratory physiology Nasal breathing Slow breathing Nitric oxide Breathing mechanics
CLASS 2
13th January 2021 4pm – 6pm London time (11am – 1pm New York time, 8am- 10am Los Angeles time)
Examining dysfunctional breathing patterns Practical application of the Buteyko Method
CLASS 3
14th January 2021 4pm – 6pm London time (11am – 1pm New York time, 8am- 10am Los Angeles time)
Guidelines Lifestyle Tailoring exercises to clients Teaching Buteyko
CLASS 4
16th January 2021 4pm – 6pm London time (11am – 1pm New York time, 8am- 10am Los Angeles time)
Integrating breathing re-education as a myofunctional therapist
CLASS 5
19th January 2021 4pm – 6pm London time (11am – 1pm New York time, 8am- 10am Los Angeles time)
Mouth breathing in children Recognizing oral breathing in children Children’s sleep ADHD Academic performance Craniofacial development
TOPICS AND MATERIAL COVERED IN THE TRAINING:
The AOMT has been proud to have collaborated with many of the world’s foremost authorities to create such a foundation. In our Comprehensive Frenulum Inspection Workshop, we train practitioners to use the latest validated frenulum inspection protocols (Martinelli-Infants, Marchesan-Adolescents & Adults, both of which were a foundation for Brazil passing the world’s 1st frenulum inspection law for all newborns) with hands-on training and theory from the authors themselves including leading authority Irene Marchesan, PhD, SLP, co-creator of both inspection tools & architect of Brazil’s frenulum inspection law, on theory, research, and using validated inspection
tools; leaders in pre and post treatment Joy Lea Moeller, BS, RDH on myofunctional therapy and frenulum surgery, pre- & post care, osteopathic physician Virginia Johnson, DO FAAO on the correlation to the lymphatic system, physical therapist Valerie Sinkus, PT on the correlation to posture and the fascia system; and finally surgical all stars surveying surgical approaches to revision (with pre- & post care) with pediatrician James Murphy, MD on frenotomy on infants with scissors, oral surgeon Douglas Galen, DDS on frenectomy for all ages, ENT & sleep surgeon Soroush Zaghi, MD on myofunctional frenuloplasty, a proposed standard of care for frenulum revision & current research.
SUMMARY OF COURSE BENEFITS:
- Help clients and students improve their lives
- Learn how to confidently teach the Buteyko Method
- Develop your expertise and meet client demand
- Learn from home
- Online live trainings with Patrick McKeown
- Extensive library of videos, reading material and scientific reference material
- Extended Mentorship with the AOMT as you learn to integrate Breathing Re-Education with your Myofunctional Therapy Patients (Saturdays on Zoom)
- Ongoing access to further monthly live trainings at no extra cost
- A hard copy of the instructor training manual
- Listing in two directories: Buteyko Online Director and AOMT Myofunctional Practitioner Directory with a badge of Breathing Re-Education
- Lifetime access to your instructor training portal
- Ready-to-use teaching scripts
- Certification as a Buteyko Instructor
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What does the Certificate in the Buteyko Clinic Program training provide?
Will this training program certify me to teach the Buteyko Method?
What materials are provided?
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If you have any further questions regarding the training before registering, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected]
We look forward to welcoming you into the breathing re-education community!
Excellence in Training Guaranteed
Our program aims to build confidence through repeated exposure to the course material with an invitation to join in at any time in a future cohort teaching via Zoom. We are dedicated to updating our material with clinical findings and research so that your foundation in myofunctional therapy and sciences is constantly up to date. As passionate clinicians and educators, we are committed to your ability to treat patients and help others!
This course represents the AOMT’s commitment to developing the best curriculum available anywhere, expanding on our comprehensive introductory course and diving much deeper in areas critical to a greater foundation in the field. This course contains all new curriculum and is a must for anyone working with patients with sleep disorders, TMD, or looking to advance in the field.
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