​For Registered Dental Hygienists

Myofunctional Certification for Dental Hygienists

Affordable | Accessible | All Inclusive

Every Appointment, You See It. Mouth Breathing. Tongue Thrust. Forward Posture. You've Been Referring It Out. It's Time to Start Treating It — and Charging $200 a Session to Do It.

From Your Chair

Seven findings on your chart, reframed.

Each one is a dental fingerprint of an airway, breathing, or muscle pattern that's been hiding inside your hygiene appointment all along.

01 — FROM YOUR CHAIR
What You See

Scalloped tongue with crenulations

What It Means

Low tongue resting posture, narrow palate, possible sleep-disordered breathing. The dental fingerprint of an airway pattern you've been charting WNL for years.

02 — FROM YOUR CHAIR
What You See

Red, swollen anterior gingiva on a flossing patient

What It Means

Chronic mouth-breathing pattern. The hygiene isn't the problem — the airway is. You've been treating the wrong target.

03 — FROM YOUR CHAIR
What You See

Smooth, pale palatal tissue

What It Means

Months or years of chronic oral airflow drying the palate. The tissue is telling you this patient has not breathed through their nose in a long time.

04 — FROM YOUR CHAIR
What You See

Bruxism wear facets on a nine-year-old

What It Means

Airway signal — not stress. Don't fit the night guard yet. Screen for sleep-disordered breathing first.

05 — FROM YOUR CHAIR
What You See

Anterior open bite, attrition on incisors

What It Means

Tongue thrust, habit, or both. The bite is reporting on the muscle — and the muscle is reporting on the function.

06 — FROM YOUR CHAIR
What You See

Recurrent caries in the same patient

What It Means

Reduced salivary flow from chronic mouth breathing — not just diet. The decay pattern is downstream of the airway.

07 — FROM YOUR CHAIR
What You See

Grade III+ tonsils on routine exam

What It Means

Airway obstruction, mouth breathing, possible sleep-disordered breathing. A referral, not a footnote on the chart.

Aligned with ADHA's 2020 position statement recognizing myofunctional therapy as within dental hygiene scope of practice.

The Curriculum

One patient. Two perspectives. One care plan that holds.

Each day ends with a tool in your hand and a patient already in your mind. Tap a day to see the breakdown.

Day 01Monday
See Differently

You already see it. You haven't been taught to look.

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A refresher with a new lens. Anatomy, function, the five-domain root-cause model — all mapped to the findings you chart every day.

01Why your patients aren't progressing — and it isn't effort
02The 5-domain root-cause model, mapped to dental findings
03Hard tissue, soft tissue, and function refresher
04FAirEST 6 airway screening — yours to use Monday
05The lifestyle layer: sleep, nutrition, breathing, nervous system
06WNL retired. Seven findings reframed as clinical directives
Day 02Tuesday
Think Together

Same patient. Two clinical lenses.

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Two real cases — adult Michael and seven-year-old Emma — broken down live, with you watching the collaborative care plan get built in real time.

01Two cases, banter format: an adult and a pediatric patient
02Hands-on Myo Exam — you screen a real volunteer, then debrief
03Tongue-tie deep dive: when to refer, when it's incidental
04Chart notes the next provider can act on
05Cold referral vs. warm handoff — meet your network in the room
06Exact language to bring to your dentist on Monday
Day 03Wednesday
Do Differently

Tools in hand. You walk out with two program certifications.

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Programs, breathing, screening, your plan. Every block ends with something you can use in your op.

01Thumbs Up!™ certification — the 30-day digit habit program
02Tongue Tips™ certification, RDH track — full program access
03The two-minute parent referral script for ages 3–6
04Oxygen Advantage breathing layer — patient education, in scope
05FAirEST 6+4 hands-on recap with the day's case examples
06Your written 30-day plan: one patient, one referral, one change

Meet the amazing
Clinical Faculty

Built By a Dental Hygienist. For Dental Hygienists.

Jennifer knew she couldn't build this alone.

She'd spent 28 years as an SLP, trained over 1,000 practitioners, and built the clinical science behind every Simon Says program. But she knew bringing this to dental hygiene needed someone who lives in the chair.

So she brought in Lauren Kennedy (RDH, BS, OMT) — the DH lead who knows your op, your scope, and exactly what your dentist will ask.
Together, they built the only RDH-focused myofunctional training co-taught by an SLP and an OMT-certified hygienist. Two clinicians. Two perspectives. One patient.

"Nobody else is teaching this from the chair-side perspective. That's what makes it different."

Jennifer Triandafilou

CCC-SLP. 28 years as an SLP. 1,000+ practitioners trained. The clinical science behind everything we teach.

Lauren Kennedy 

RDH-OMT. Registered dental hygienist. Certified orofacial myologist. She knows your chair, your scope, and exactly what your dentist will ask.

The Details

Everything you need to say yes.

CE & Programs

Total Hours
22.5 contact hours
CE Approval
AGD PACE joint provider · RDH track
Daily
7.5 hrs/day · 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Programs
Thumbs Up!™ + Tongue Tips™ (RDH scope)
Format
Live, in-person · hands-on lab Day 2
AGD PACE

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the Academy of General Dentistry Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE) through the joint program provider approval of CE Approved and Simon Says Licensing, LLC. CE Approved is approved for awarding FAGD/MAGD credit. Course Approval Number: 01-SSLL-0726. 22.5 CE hours. AGD Subject Codes 730, 550.

Venue & Schedule

Dates
Mon–Wed · July 27–29, 2026
Hotel
Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel
Address
221 N. Columbus Drive, Chicago
Group Rate
Discounted room block in confirmation
Travel
15 min from O'Hare express · downtown Loop
Meals
Breakfast included all 3 days. Lunch included 1 of the days.
Bring a Friend Free

One paid RDH registration brings one colleague at no cost — same room, same materials, same certifications. Friend's seat must be claimed at registration.

221,000 RDHs see this every day. 75 will know what to do with it.

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