Beckman Oral Motor

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Oral motor impairment presents a variety of challenges for both the individual affected, and for the care team providing intervention. Often the individual experiencing oral motor difficulties is not able to follow commands. The person may not be eating or taking fluids orally, which reduces the opportunities for observation of oral movement patterns. The majority of baseline protocols currently a

vailable require at least minimal direction-following skills. The protocol developed by Beckman uses mechanical muscle responses, which are not mediated cognitively, to baseline the response to pressure and movement, range of movement, variety of movement, strength of movement and control of movement for the lips, cheeks, jaw, and tongue. In this two day course (16 contact hours or 1.6 CEUs), participants will actively participate in hands-on practice for compensatory handling techniques for the following concerns: tonic bite, tonic bite on a utensil, slow oral transit, tongue thrust, cough, gag and vomit. The participants will complete an oral motor protocol with each other, analyze the results, and discuss data tracking. The participants will also complete hands-on practice for specific oral motor interventions to address the deficit areas discovered during baseline assessment. Additional topics of discussion may include: goal writing, diet texture progression, tube to oral issues, adaptive mealtime utensils, oral hygiene issues, medication administration issues, oral function for individuals with trachs, facilitating improved articulation through oral motor techniques, research issues, videofluroscopy issues for motorically involved individuals, and additional topics of importance as determined by the participants. The information and techniques presented are inclusive, and should augment the skills and knowledge base of each participant.

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06/16/2026

Perfect pool day!

06/16/2026

Dentists and therapists don't usually share a stage. This Friday they do. 🦷
Join a free virtual seminar bringing together dental and therapy clinicians and researchers to tackle one of the most overlooked daily challenges — sensory barriers to oral health care.

🎥 After hearing their presentations and watching demonstrations of unique strategies from these highly skilled professionals, you will walk away with tools you can use right away — plus a resource guide for all attendees.

❓Bring your questions for the live Q&A — then put your knowledge into practice in the ECHO Grand Rounds case study

Clinicians of all levels welcome | Free to attend | 3.0 CE available for dental professionals from TDHA
📅 June 19 starting at 10am CT
👉 Open to all clinicians, families & caregivers noting content has clinical language

🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.branchly.com/events-clinicians/interdisciplinary-approaches-for-addressing-sensory-challenges-in-oral-health-home-care

05/10/2026

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03/26/2026

We need others to join OMI in clarifying the wording to support our areas of practice for ASHA policies. Sign the petition here:

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03/18/2026
Oral motor skills across the life span. Register now!
03/09/2026

Oral motor skills across the life span. Register now!

03/08/2026

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03/08/2026

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