Myofunctional therapy is the most lateral career change a registered dental hygienist burned out and ready to change careers and get out of the dental operatory. For those brave hygienists ready to up-level their careers we present the guide, 5 Days and 5 Ways to go from RDH to OMT.
No matter where you are in your journey we have something for you in this guide. Click on the embedded pdf download link below or click on the picture above to download.
Highlights:
5 Ways to Myo is going to give you a step by step process to getting started in screening patients, building a team and crafting your “talk.”
Read through each day and return back to this blog for these supplemental links and materials:
- Day 1- Watch the MYO 101 Lecture in our Facebook group. Not a member? Request to join and watch this and several other free lectures about airway careers, why mouth breathing matters, tethered oral tissues and more! Read Myofunctional Analysis by Paula Fabbie to understand how and why to screen in the dental op. Use the BROOMS Screener to check off your findings.
- Day 2-4 – Watch Selling Airway and Airway Careers Lecture in our Facebook group. Get inspired by Simon Sinek’s famous Start With Why TEDTalk. Learn all the members of an interdisciplinary team here.
- Day 5- Check out this OMT introductory course comparison to see how Myo Pathway measures up to the alternative introductory courses.
5 Ways to OMT brings you a list of 5 best options for various points in your myo journey. So whether you are hoping to get out of the op entirely and create your own business, just wanting to add myo referral to your current clinical skills, or thinking of staying in your office to transition to myo, we have the perfect course for you.
Bonuses
#1: This infographic to support your advantages for this career due to your clinical skills! Annual Silver Membership is only $35 with the professional organization and full of benefits for your career. Gain access to up to 12 AADH CE each year with your membership, and access all previous lectures complimentary to jumpstart your journey! Join the IAAH or learn more at: https://myiaah.org/
#2: Click on the image below to watch our 5 Things Every Dental Provider Should Know About Myo webinar. We highlight things that you may even want to use when talking to your office about why it’s important for your patients.
#2: Offers! Members of the International Association of Airway Hygienists, the first and ONLY professional association dedicated to RDHs in or considering airway, we have 20% off of the Myo Pathway course!
We are so excited to have compiled this for you and would love to know how else we can help you on your journey. Leave a comment below with what other helpful resources you would like to see next.
Airway Matters 
Is it possible for a highly experienced and Healthy Start/airway trained (for adults and kids) dental assistant to take the course?
We have been doing airway growth and development for many yrs and are losing our MFT due to circumstances of living 1.5 hrs away and her busy schedule. We really need someone to fill in the blanks. I am certain our lead asst, who really wants to do this, could be of help to me and our pts. We have no one else in our region and I simply donât have the time to do the care, one on one, even if I took the time to do the course.
What are the rules n regs re this, or are there any in particular?
Thank you.
Lisa marie Samaha, DDS
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Hello Dr. Samaha! There are no rules and regulations currently that guide myofunctional therapy. However most educators will not train a dental assistant. There is no straight path for all assistants to become assistants. Whereas with dental hygiene there is a standard of education and licensure set forth. That education provides the background to support working with oral function remediation and reeducation. If you have a dental hygienist in your practice that would be interested in taking a course there are online courses available on http://www.dentalsleeptoolbox.com .
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