Agenda & Registration

IN-PERSON Seats are SOLD OUT!

March 28 & 29, 2025
Offered for 14 Hours of CEUs

Two-Day Symposium
(includes coffee/pastry, lunch, snacks, and Friday night social)

Price: $795

You can still join us LIVE ONLINE or Watch the Recording!

(ALL attendees will have 30 day access to the recording)

Two More Ways to Save!
1. Select OFFLINE payment method (send a check) to save $20!
2. Bring a group of 3+ and receive $25 off EACH registration! Email info@themyosphere.com for more information.
**Grab 2 of your friends (for a group of 3) AND pay with a check for only $750**

Note: Due to the significant increase in video streaming and editing expenses, the price for livestream/recording will be the same as in-person attendance

Agenda

(Scroll down for speakers and outcomes)

FRIDAY

March 28, 2025

8:00 am - 8:30 am Check In

8:30 am-10:30 am

Hal Stewart, DDS, FACD

The Role of Myofunctional Therapists in the Treatment and Management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

10:30 am - 10:45 am BREAK

10:45 am –12:45 pm

Leslie Bennett, MS, CCC-SLP

Myo Exercises for Adult and Pediatric OSA

12:45 pm-1:45 pm LUNCH (Provided)

1:45 pm –3:45 pm

Judith Macias-Harris, SLP/BSLP/CKTI

Sensory Point (SPT) with Kinesio® Medical Tape (KMT)TM for Oral Function

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm BREAK

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION

Evening, time (TBA)

SOCIAL EVENT sponsored by IAAH

at the venue

SATURDAY

March 29, 2025

8:00 am - 8:30 am Check In

8:30 am –10:30 am
Dr. Christopher Tran, MD, ENT

The Breathing Blueprint: An ENT’s Approach to Airway-Centered Collaborative Care

10:30 am - 10:45 am BREAK

10:45 am - 12:45 pm

Landis Felts, RDH

How Do Systemic Health, Airway Issues, and Oral Microbiome Connect?

12:45 pm - 1:45 pm LUNCH (provided)

1:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Christina R. Carter, DMD

What am I looking at and why is it so crowded?

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm BREAK

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Misty Bridges, RDH, BS, COM

Beyond the Basics of Habit Elimination

Speakers and Outcomes

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DAY ONE: Friday, March 28

Hal Stewart, DDS, FACD

The Myofunctional Therapists Role in the Treatment and Management of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

Outcomes:

1. Name the muscles that are associated with the TMJ as well as the tongue
2. Describe how these muscles work in unison
3. List at least three causes of TMJ dysfunction
4. Describe how a dysfunctional swallow affects the TM joint

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Leslie Bennett, MS, CCC-SLP

Myo Exercises for Adult and Pediatric OSA

Outcomes:

1. Identify 3 original source research papers cited in meta-analyses regarding the effectiveness of OMT for OSA
2. Identify at least three muscles targeted by OMT exercises for OSA
3. Demonstrate understanding and execution of at least three OMT exercises for OSA
4. Identify common accommodations and/or modifications that can help elicit proper or improved execution of OMT exercises for OSA

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Judith Macias-Harris, SLP/BSLP/CKTI

Sensory Point (SPT) with Kinesio® Medical Tape (KMT)TM for Oral Function

Outcomes:

1. State the “what, how, and why” of Kinesio Tape® and The Kinesio Taping® Method
2. List one oral dysfunction associated with pain, movement, or proprioception across one stage of healing (acute, subacute, rehabilitative, chronic)
3. Describe how scars (“Fascia”) serve as an underlying factor contributing to oral dysfunction
4. Name a type of cut and corrective technique that can be used for a symptom of pain, and/or decreased movement/proprioception

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DAY TWO: Saturday, March 29

Dr. Christopher Tran, MD, ENT

The Breathing Blueprint: An ENT’s Approach to Airway-Centered Collaborative Care

Outcomes:

1. Learn about how to collaborate with ENT providers as part of the Airway team
2. List areas of ENT that can be discussion targets to help foster new collaborations
3. Learn about various surgical interventions to improve airway mechanics and function
4. Describe how ties function through an analogy that applies at all ages
5. Learn about an objective test to predict improvement of myofascial strain with oral vestibular tie release

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Landis Felts, RDH

How Do Systemic Health, Airway Issues, and Oral Microbiome Connect?

Outcomes:

1. Give an example of how we do not affect only one system, but several through airway issues
2. List two reasons for a team approach when treating these issues
3. Name a new tool you added from this presentation regarding patient education to increase compliance

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Dr. Christina R. Carter, DMD

What Am I Looking At and Why Is It So Crowded?

Outcomes:

1. Identify the oral problems from an orthodontic perspective
2. List possible etiology of oral problems
3. Explain problems in the developing dentition
4. Describe abnormalities in a CBCT
5. Predict structural deviations caused by oral habits

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Misty Bridges, RDH, BS, COM

Beyond the Basics of Habit Elimination

Outcomes:

1. Identify and assess a range of oral habits beyond thumb sucking
2. Recognize multiple coexisting oral habits and their potential impact on oral and overall health
3. Connect underlying factors that may contribute to oral habits
4. Assess the needs of the client from a holistic approach
5. Collaborate with other allied health professionals for a team approach to implement a habit elimination program

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Registration Form

Registration

Two-Day Symposium
(includes coffee/pastry, lunch, snacks, and Friday night social)

March 28-29, 2025
Offered for 14 hours of CEUs!

Two Day Symposium: $795

Two Ways to Save!
1. Select OFFLINE payment method (send a check) to save $20!
2. Bring a group of 3+ and receive $25 off EACH registration! Email info@themyosphere.com for more information.
Grab 2 of your friends (for a group of 3) AND pay with a check for only $750

Note: Due to the significant increase in video streaming and editing expenses, the price for livestream/recording will be the same as in-person attendance

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LIVE Online

Watch Recording

In-Person seats are SOLD OUT
(ASHA CEUs will be AVAILABLE for online and recording too!)
The recording will be available for ALL attendees for 30 days after it is posted

How did you learn about The MyoSphere Symposium?

Please confirm that you understand the policies listed at the bottom of the registration page under Disclosures, Cancellations, Substitutions. View Disclosures, Cancellations and Substitutions policy

If you need to register more than ONE person, please email info@themyosphere.com for assistance.

Thank you for registering. See you there!

Anchor 1

Offered for 14 hours of CE

This course is offered for
1.4 ASHA CEUs
(Intermediate Level, Professional Area)

Partial CEU credit will not be given.
For a CEU certificate, attendance is required both days or viewing of the recording for both days.
Viewing hours of the recording will be logged as a requirement of ASHA and PACE CEU compliance.

Disclosures, Cancellations, Substitutions

Content Disclosure:
This course focuses on orofacial myology, orofacial myofunctional disorders/therapy, and tethered oral tissues in relation to speech-language pathology, dentistry, and orofacial growth. Additional areas of discussion will include the professions of dentistry, sleep medicine, and bodywork/craniosacral therapy.

Financial Disclosures

Lindsey Doyle, Karen Masters, Dawn Moore, and Kimberly White have a financial interest in The MyoSphere as organizers and sponsors.

Non-Financial Disclosures

The organizers/sponsors named above have professional and personal relationships with each other and speakers.

Speaker Disclosures located on speaker page.

Cancellation Policy for Participants

No refunds. If participants are unable to attend in person, they will have the following options:
1. Watch the LIVE course on the day(s) of the Symposium.

2. Watch the on-demand (recorded) version of the Symposium, with access for TWO WEEKS.

Cancellation Policy

If Expressions Seminars (ASHA CEU Provider) or a Collaborative Partner (The MyoSphere) has to COMPLETELY cancel the Symposium due to public health crisis, inclement weather, illness, or family emergency, all participants will be notified via email used to register for the course and a future date will be selected. All attempts will be made to present a virtual Symposium.

Participants will have the option of attending in-person on the future date or viewing the Symposium virtually or through an on-demand recording after the Symposium.

Substitutions

Expressions Seminars or Collaborative Partners (The MyoSphere) reserve the right to substitute speakers in the event a speaker is unable to present due to the reasons stated above in the cancellation policy.