Course Objectives:

• To close the gap between health professionals providing orofacial myofunctional treatments.
• Understand the phenomenom involved in craniofacial growth and development in children from birth to adulthood.
• Integrate the current knoweledge on the growth potential and responsiveness of the tissues of the craniofacial complex in to the clinical treatments.

Educational Method: Lectures.
CE Points:  2 days course 11 points.

Day 1 Saturday

• Craniofacial Anatomy (Dr. German Ramirez)
• Functional Anatomy (DR. German Ramirez)
• Myofunctional & Orofacial Disorders (Dr. Mohamed Mohamed)
• MFT for the Speech Pathology (Dr. Mohamed Mohamed)

Day 2 Sunday

• MFT & Orthodontics (Fabiola Nossa)
• MF Connection between Dentistry and SP
  • Diaphragm Breath @ Hyperventilation
  • Breathing Awareness
  • Paces
  • KBW App
  • Sound and Vocal exercises

The Speakers:

Dr. German Ramirez-Yañez is a Pediatric Dentist Certified by the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. Between his areas of expertise, he has a special interest in intervening early when a problem in the children’s bite is developing. He is a member of the Canadian Dental Association, Ontario Dental Association, Canadian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry and the American Academy of Paediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Mohamed A. Mohamed holds a Master’s Degree in Psychology, a Mater degree in Speech-Language Pathologyand a PhD in Clinical Psychology. In addition, he has been a certified Orofacial Myologist since December 2013.
Mohamed holds a Certificate of Clinical of Clinical Competence (CCC) for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). He is registered Speech-Language Pathologist with the College of Audiologist and Speech – Language and Audiology of Ontario (CASLPO) and member of Speech-Language and Audiology Canada (SAC)