This 5-hour presentation is an advanced level course for SLPs on how oral structure and oral function impact articulation, language, voice, swallowing, feeding, cognition, sleep, and general health. Traditional thinking about oral motor will be compared to current understanding of skeletal muscle motor learning and neuroplasticity. Special considerations will be made for treating OMDs in the school setting.

Linda D’Onofrio, MS, CCC-SLP completed her degree in Communication Disorders at the University of Oregon, her medical externship at the Oregon Health Sciences University Medical Center, and her clinical fellowship at the Oregon VA Medical Center. She has worked as an adjunct instructor, teaching graduate courses in craniofacial disorders and oromyofunctional disorders. She has reviewed manuscripts for the Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, and the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. Her paper “Oral dysfunction as a cause of malocclusion” in the journal Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research was awarded the most downloaded article for the journal in 2019 and 2020. She has lectured on oral physiology at universities worldwide, including at Stanford, Tufts, and the Vienna School for Interdisciplinary Dentistry.

Linda D’Onofrio,The Oral Motor Impact on Articulation and Language ,practicing clinician and paid lecturer.

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Presenter ensures the privacy of his/her patients/clients by refraining from using names, photographs or other identifiers in course materials without the patient/client’s knowledge and written authorization.

Disclosure:
Financial: Linda D’Onofrio,is a practicing clinician and paid lecturer and is receiving compensation for this presentation. She is not promoting any product or group for financial gain.
Non-financial: No relevant non-­financial relationships exist.