Course Description
Course Overview: Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Oral Habits in Babies & Children
Explore the root causes of noxious oral habits, their impact on growth and development, and your role in supporting patients and their families! This course is led by oral habit experts, Carla Lejarraga and Dr. Anna Gross, who will guide you through the complexities of oral habits in children—from assessment to treatment. You’ll learn how to effectively address habits such as thumb-sucking in infants, toddlers, and school-age children using easy-to-implement protocols.
What You’ll Learn:
Techniques to Eliminate Oral Habits: Proven strategies to address and eliminate habits like thumb-sucking and nail-biting.
Behavioral Modification Strategies: Gain insight into effective methods for modifying a child’s behavior in a gentle and supportive way.
Clinical Tools for Habit Breaking: Learn how to integrate habit-breaking tools and interventions into your practice.
Pricing & Discount Details
Instructors
Carla Lejarraga, RDH
Carla Learraga is an accomplished oral health professional with a Bachelor of Applied Health Science from the University of Queensland. With a career focused on Orofacial Myology, Carla orignated The Thumbsucking Clinic in North Queensland Australia in 2011, where she specialized in teaching proper breathing and oral muscle habits for over 10 years. She trains health professionals through her course, The Thumbsucking Professionals.
Carla currently teaches Orofacial Myology to dental and speech professionals nationwide. Carla is in demand as a speaker, having co-presented at prominent events like the Breathe Oral Habits Program in Los Angeles and served as co-director for the Australian Academy of Orofacial Myology since 2012.
Her research on non-orthodontic interventions for digit sucking has been published in the International Dental Journal, further establishing her expertise in child facial development.
Anna Gross, SLPD, CLC
Dr. Anna Gross is a licensed speech-language pathologist and Certified Lactation Counselor specializing in infant and toddler feeding, oral motor development, and early orofacial myofunctional disorders. She provides comprehensive, evidence-based evaluations and individualized treatment for young children with feeding and oral motor concerns.
Her clinical focus has been shaped by both advanced training and personal experience, strengthening her commitment to helping families better understand and navigate complex feeding challenges.
In addition to private practice, Anna lectures nationally on infant feeding and myofunctional topics and is actively involved in professional education.
Certification
This course is approved for continuing education by:
ASHA
Upon completion, you will receive:
- 0.8 CEUs
Languages
English
Specialized equipment & materials
Topics
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