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Houston, TX For licensed clinical professionals
Build clinical skill in OMD care. Orofacial assessment, treatment planning, and referral judgment.
Complete the foundational video work before you arrive, then spend three live days practicing OMD assessment, treatment planning, and interprofessional decision-making. Earn up to 3.6 ASHA CEUs over 36 contact hours.
Trusted by thousands of licensed clinicians since 2013
3.6 ASHA CEUs 36 contact hours
50 years combined experience
Kansas City · July 16–18 Make The Connection · $2,800
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Built for licensed clinicians Speech-Language Pathologists Occupational Therapists Physical Therapists Dentists Physicians & Osteopaths
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Why FunctionFocus
Clinical skill you can feel in your hands
Video covers the foundations at home. The days together are for the orofacial exam, partner practice, case discussion, documentation, and referral decisions.
Hands-on assessment
Practice oral structure and function observations, resting posture, swallow patterns, and case documentation with instructor feedback.
ASHA CEUs documented
Make The Connection offers up to 3.6 ASHA CEUs over 36 contact hours, documented through the ASHA CE process.
Licensed clinicians only
Courses stay grounded in professional licensure, scope of practice, referral judgment, and the interdisciplinary team patients often need.
36 hours of
instruction
instruction
The flagship course
Make The Connection
Build a clinical foundation for identifying OMD patterns, assessing oral structure and function, considering respiration and oral resting posture, and planning treatment and referrals through hands-on, case-based learning.
$2,800 · payment plans available 3.6 ASHA CEUs Hybrid · 3 days live
- Define orofacial myofunctional disorders and common clinical presentations
- Identify oral structures and document function vs. dysfunction
- Explain how nasal airway, oral resting posture, swallowing, speech, and feeding may interact in OMDs
- Screen oral frenula and document functional impact, including when to refer
How registration works
Three steps. About five minutes.
01
Pick your city & date
Choose the cohort that fits your calendar. Every date, price, and CEU count is right here — no digging.
02
Verify your license
Courses are for licensed professionals (SLP, OT, PT, DDS, MD, DO). Upload your license number — review takes under a day.
03
Reserve your seat
Pay in full or ask about a payment plan. The moment your license is confirmed, your pre-course videos unlock.
3.6
ASHA CEUs, flagship course
36
Contact hours in Make The Connection
50
Years of combined experience
4
2026 course cities
Meet your instructors
Learn from the clinicians who built the field
Mary Billings
MS, CCC-SLP
Founder & Lead Instructor
A speech-language pathologist who has shaped orofacial myology education since 2007. Mary chaired the IAOM's first Mentoring Committee, launched Make The Connection in 2012, and has trained thousands of clinicians across the globe with her interdisciplinary, function-first approach.
Patricia Fisher
MA, CCC-SLP
Co-Instructor
Co-instructor and private-practice owner in Ohio, Pat brings decades of clinical depth in proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and hands-on therapy techniques to every course.
Dr. Charles Beck
DO
Guest Faculty
Osteopathic physician joining the teaching staff to deepen the airway, breathing, and whole-body discussion inside interdisciplinary OMD care.
Why clinicians choose us
Real training. Clinical judgment.
“The conversations were stimulating. The pace was excellent... Friendships were made.”
36 contact hours
Make The Connection pairs 15.25 hours of pre-course video with 20.75 hours of in-person labs, demonstration, and case-based instruction.
Interprofessional by design
OMD care often touches speech, dental, ENT/allergy, sleep medicine, OT, PT, and osteopathic perspectives. The course teaches the clinical reasoning and referral pathways.
Established since 2013
A decade-plus of teaching, with affiliations across the field — OMI, AAPMD, AAPPSPA.
Good to know
Common questions
Who can attend?
Licensed speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, dentists, physicians, and osteopaths. Licenses are reviewed at registration.
How do the hybrid courses work?
You'll get 15.25 hours of pre-course video to complete on your schedule, followed by 20.75 hours of in-person, hands-on learning over 3 days. The face-to-face component is mandatory — clinical skill can't be learned from video alone.
How many CEUs will I earn?
Make The Connection offers up to 3.6 ASHA CEUs (36 total hours). Advanced courses offer ASHA CEUs proportional to course hours.
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancel 30+ days before the course for a refund minus a $500 administrative fee. Within 30 days, your payment becomes a credit toward a future course at instructor discretion.
Is there a payment plan?
We can often split tuition into installments — ask when you register and we'll arrange a plan that works for you.
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Reserve your seat today
Tell us who you are and which course you want. We verify your license within one business day — then your pre-course videos unlock.
- No payment due today — we confirm your license first, then send a secure payment link.
- Ask about a payment plan — many attendees split tuition into installments.
- Flexible cancellation — full refund minus $500 fee up to 30 days out.
- Questions? hello@function-focus.com — answered within a day.
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