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Speech Therapy and Functional Jaw Orthopedics Course – 9th edition

(taught in Portuguese)

Course details:

Dates
September 4, 2023 to January 08, 2024

Workload:
40 hours

Shedule
Post Labor – 9h00 – 18h00

 

 

    

Trainers:
Dr. Carina Esperancinha – Medical-Dentist / Functional Jaw Orthopedic Specialist
Dr. Inês Mendes – Speech / Myofunctional Therapist

Certified training

Price:
200,00 € (module)

Recipients

Speech Therapists

Access requirements

• Degree in Speech Therapy​
• Perform the Speech Therapy activity

Program

Mod.1
• Cranio-facial growth and development and Functional Jaw Orthopedics
• Dynamics between Functional Jaw Orthopedics and Speech Therapy
Mod.2
• Malocclusion Treatment through Functional Orthopedic Appliances and Prevention
• Anatomophysiology of the tongue
• Respiratory disorders​
Mod.3
• Orofacial Motricity Evaluation
M0d.4
• Therapeutic Intervention in Functional Jaw Orthopedics and Speech Therapy
M0d.5
• Seminars on Diagnosis and Treatment Plan for Clinical Cases

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See the detailed program here (in portuguese)

 

Course General objective

At the end of training, the trainee will be able to:
• Recognize the dynamics between Functional Jaw Orthopedics and Speech Therapy;
• Know Speech Therapy and Functional Jaw Orthopedics as specialties that diagnose, prevent and intervene in malocclusions;
• To teach myofunctional techniques for intervention in functional jaw orthopedics cases.

Educational Strategic Objective:

At the end of training, the trainee will be able to:
• Know and evaluate the interaction of orofacial structures (form) and stomatognathic functions (function), in order to define a correct diagnosis and the appropriate moment of the therapeutic intervention;
• Develop a dynamic and interactive approach between ST and FJO, identifying and avoiding complications or relapses in treatment, thus promoting therapeutic success.

Shedule:

M1 – Sept. 04., 2023
M2 – Oct. 09, 2023
M3 – Nov. 06, 2023
M4 – Dec. 04., 2023
M5– Jan. 08., 2024

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