AOMC · Second General Annual Meeting
Registration & Breakfast
Keynote Presentation
Tongue-Tie Management Across the Lifespan: Clinical Decision-Making & the Role of Early Orthodontic Intervention
Dr. Jamie Liu · BSc, DDS, AEGD
This clinically practical session examines the management of tethered oral tissues from infancy through adulthood, with a focused discussion on the critical growth window of ages 4–8. Participants will gain clear, interdisciplinary guidelines for functional assessment, treatment sequencing, and determining when therapy, expansion, or surgical release is indicated to support optimal airway and orthodontic outcomes.
Workshop
"Talk, Chew, Swallow, Repeat: The SLP Edge in Myofunctional Therapy"
Lisa Altman Strub, M.Sc., CCC-SLP, QOM & Beth Cranmer-Smith, MHSc., Reg. CASLPO
Unlock the missing piece of the clinical puzzle by exploring the Speech-Language Pathologist's essential role in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. This presentation highlights the SLP's comprehensive scope in remediating functional issues of the mouth, throat, and airway — from articulation and voice to complex swallowing and pediatric feeding disorders.
Learning Objectives
Articulate the SLP advantage in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) and the unique qualifications SLPs bring to this field.
Explain how integrating myofunctional strategies improves outcomes in articulation, voice, and pediatric feeding disorders.
Evaluate the impact of interdisciplinary collaboration on a patient's long-term speech and functional success.
Identify clinical "red flags" that indicate a necessary referral to a Myofunctional-trained SLP.
☕ Short Break
Commercial Presentation
Froggy Mouth
Gory L. M. Cottinini
Lecture · Teamwork at its Best
Pediatric Osteopathy & Dental Health: A Collaborative Approach
Tema Stein, BPT, D.O.M.P., DScO · Samara Stein, B.Sc., RMT, D.O.M.P.
This lecture seeks to cultivate a deeper wisdom and unifying principle of care across health professions. We will journey from birth through development to better understand the connections in human health, exploring how practitioners can fulfill their clinical, moral, and ethical responsibility to the public by fully integrating osteopathic principles into comprehensive dental and myofunctional treatment plans.
🍽 Lunch & AOMC Second General Meeting
Annual organizational meeting of members
Special Presentation
Sutherland Insurance: Malpractice Insurance & Building Patient Trust
Building rapport and trustworthy relationships with patients, by Paul Basso
Interactive Session
Panel Discussion
Joe Siegfried · RDH, Myofunctional Therapist
Katrina Basso · B.A., RDH, Certified Orofacial Myologist
Lisa Altman Strub · M.Sc., CCC-SLP, QOM
🎉 Great Raffle
Meet the Experts
Engage in a day of learning and networking with guest speakers & inter-collaborative professionals to enhance knowledge and public health care outcomes in the field of Orofacial Myology.
BSc, DDS, AEGD
General Dentist · Tethered Oral Tissues Specialist
Dr. Jamie Liu brings over 22 years of clinical experience in private practice. She earned her DDS from the University of Toronto and completed a residency at Stony Brook University in New York. Board-certified by the American Board of Laser Surgery, Dr. Liu has focused her practice on the diagnosis and surgical management of tethered oral tissues for all ages and early orthodontic intervention since 2017. Her advanced training spans Tufts University, The Breath Institute in Los Angeles, and ICAP. She is passionate about translating current research into practical, everyday clinical care.
M.Sc., CCC-SLP, QOM
Speech-Language Pathologist · Founder, Speech Therapy Toronto
With over 34 years of experience across public and private sectors, Lisa is the founder and Clinical Director of Speech Therapy Toronto (est. 2009). She has dedicated her career to the pediatric population, addressing needs from delayed language and autism to motor speech delays. Especially recognized for her advanced work in Orofacial Myology, she holds a Master of Science from the University of Vermont and is dually registered with CASLPO and ASHA. She holds the certificate of Qualified Orofacial Myologist (QOM).
M.H.Sc., Reg. CASLPO
Speech-Language Pathologist · Founder, Family Speech Clinic
Beth is the founder and Clinical Director of Family Speech Clinic, a multidisciplinary group practice established in 1994. With a background in Kinesiology and a Master's in Speech Pathology from the University of Toronto, she is a Certified Facial Therapist with advanced certifications in PROMPT, FEES, and Video Fluoroscopic Swallow Studies. Her clinical focus includes Voice, Pediatric Feeding, and Airway Function, with special emphasis on Tethered Oral Tissues. She serves as Adjunct Lecturer at U of T's Temerty Faculty of Speech Language Pathology.
BPT, D.O.M.P., DScO
Registered Physical Therapist · Osteopathic Manual Practitioner
Tema Stein is a Registered Physical Therapist and Osteopathic Manual Practitioner whose work explores the connections between oral structure and whole-body health. Her practice addresses how dental, cranial, and tongue issues affect posture, homeostasis, and overall body function. She brings a systems-based perspective to early development, highlighting how pre- and postnatal events shape cranial and tongue structure, growth, and function — bridging dental and osteopathic care.
Osteopathic Manual Practitioner
Owner, Footprints Therapy · Pediatric & Special Needs Specialist
Samara Stein is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner with over 25 years of experience, specializing in pediatric care and special needs at Footprints Therapy. She holds expertise in craniosacral therapy and biodynamics, with a passion for helping infants with latching difficulties, colic, plagiocephaly, and birth trauma. She also supports children and teens navigating anxiety and depression, and integrates clinical homeopathy into her treatments. Samara teaches the fourth-year pediatrics course at the Sutherland-Chan School of Osteopathy.
Supported by
Education: The AOMC provides its members with education, information, and certification to advance the field of Orofacial Myology and promote integrative health practices throughout Canada. The AOMC provides a platform for education, awareness, integration and networking to all of its members.
Public Health Initiatives help bring professional knowledge and standards of care into the community.
Professional Network: Our members include, but are not limited to, those professionals practicing as Speech-Language Pathologists, Registered Dental Hygienists, Medical Doctors, as well as Dentists, Orthodontists and ENT
Together, we can advance the field of Orofacial Myology through root cause education, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMDs), along with public health initiatives that empower both practitioners and the public to move toward embodied whole-body health together.
The AOMC represents inter-collaborative healthcare professionals and educators within Canada that share an interest in advancing and promoting the field of Orofacial Myology.
Offering root cause education, awareness and integration of principles and practices in Orofacial Myology to all medical and dental professions, along with providing members with introductory training courses, advanced training courses, continuing education courses, and more!
Active membership is available by completing a new active member application and fulfilling membership dues for healthcare professionals who have a background as: Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH), Dentist (DDS/DMD), Physician, Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), Physical Therapist (PT), Doctor of Chiropractic (DC), Occupational Therapist (OT).
