Oral Motor Foundations

Providing the neurodevelopmental WHY behind Myo Munchee Bebe use in the first years of life,
this course is a MUST for practitioners looking to optimise their patients’ orofacial growth, development & function.

The Oral Motor Foundations is a self-paced, 6-hour,
early developmental 
program, science-backed
and 
clinically practical.
If you are a practitioner working 
with the paediatric population in the first 2 years of life - Sign up today!

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Presenters

Dr Mary Bourke,
Dr Samantha Haitsma
Dr Lynda Dean-Duru
Dr Jenna Davis
Bridget Ingle
+ Guest Presenters

Resources

OMF eManual
Bebe Readiness PDFs
Practitioner Flowcharts
Deep Dive PDF Downloads
Informative Videos

Learning Outcomes

- Recognise signs of dysfunction
- Understand A-I-S Framework
- Understand Oral Milestones
- Identify important neuro factors
- Introduce Bebe at correct stage
- Optimise baby development

Certificate

Multiple Choice Exam
     OMF Certified Certificate 

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OMF Certified Practitioner

  • Understands & recognises optimal facial growth and function
  • Knows what oral motor milestones are
  • Understands the Activate-Integrate-Stabilise Framework and can explain how it can help us understand where the patient is at, across the lifespan.
  • Recognises the signs of dysfunction before they become the symptoms that require treating.
  • Knows how to actively implement the Myo Munchee Bebe into their practice successfully with young infants

Practitioner Listing

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If you have speciality training/experience with infants, upon successful completion you are recognised on our worldwide, online Practitioner Listing page, so that the general public and collaborating health practitioners can find you for complex baby cases.
Meet the EDUCATORS

Dr Mary Bourke

Dr Mary is a distinguished orofacial and neurodevelopmental specialist chiropractor with decades of experience in paediatric care, focusing on the critical early years of life.
Mary took over as Myo Munchee Australia CEO in 2016. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Bachelors in Chiropractic with a focus on paediatrics.
Mary has been educating practitioners and parents on the importance of developing a healthy face, quality sleep and nasal breathing for over 15 years in Australia.
Mary enjoys sharing her passion with all levels and all ages, and has crossed paths with hundreds of families in her 30 years+ as a Chiropractor.
She looks forward to helping practitioners & families connect the dots around chewing, breathing, sleeping and health.
Patrick Jones - Course author
Patrick Jones - Course author

Dr Samantha Haitsma

Dr Samantha is a neurodevelopmental chiropractor with over 17 years of experience in supporting children and their families. Her focus is on helping children thrive through advanced chiropractic techniques, craniofacial growth support, and holistic care. 

Samantha’s expertise lies in neurodevelopmental paediatrics, airway health, and craniofacial growth, using advanced techniques like Sacro Occipital Technic and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy. Her approach focuses on addressing the root cause health challenges and creating tailored, comprehensive care plans. Empowering families to feel confident and supported in their health journey is at the heart of everything she does.

Samantha’s work is built on three essential values: empathy, certainty, and passion. These principles guide her approach to every family she supports. 

Contributing Educators

Dr Jenna Davis

Dr Jenna is a family chiropractor, focusing on family wellness. She has a special interest in preconception, fertility pre- and postnatal care, paediatrics, dural tension, craniosacral and bodywork for tongue-tie and lip-tie, TMJD and women's issues.

She has done extensive training and certification for retained primitive reflexes, concussion assessment and rehabilitation and oculo-vestibular programs. She has done extensive postgraduate work and continues to expand and grow her knowledge bases and resource team to give the best care possible to her practice members.

Dr Davis has been voted Oakville's 'Best Chiropractor for the Oakville Beaver Readers' Choice' multiple years in a row and is highly involved in her community. She is dedicated and driven to helping her practice members reach their ultimate wellness goal, whether that is to return to the sports and hobbies they love, to trying everything possible to create a family. 

Dr Lynda Dean-Duru

Dentist Dr Lynda Dean-Duru, DDS has spent her life pursuing a career in dentistry and building a successful dental practice that caters to the oral health needs and well-being of children and patients with special needs.
As the founder of Ashburn Children's Dentistry and in her more than 20 years of experience practicing integrative functional holistic paediatric dentistry, Dr Lynda has developed a unique approach to treating patients. She also has a special interest in treatments that focuses on infants' breastfeeding and prevention of sleep apnoea in children.
Dr Lynda has undertaken much continuing education in Orthodontic training and is a Fellow of the United States Dental Institute and a member of the prestigious Gnathos education group in Atlanta, Georgia. She holds a certification in Oral Myology from the IAOM and is part of an integrative team of healthcare providers seeking to deliver optimal health to our paediatric population by education, awareness and collaborative care.

Bridget Ingle

Bridget Ingle is a lactation consultant that has worked in a private practice for over 31 years. With a background in general and paediatric nursing and midwifery, it provided the basis of a continuing interest in infant and maternal health.
Bridget gained certification as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 1992 and has worked continually in the field of lactation/breastfeeding support and education since. With considerable experience in complex breastfeeding situations of both mother and baby, Bridget has a special interest in all causes of infant suck anomalies, at breast-feeding line use, milk supply, tongue/lip tie and cleft lip/palate.
Bridget has also completed extra study in orofacial myology, which allows her to assist children with a range of orofacial dysfunctions such as anything related to tongue and mouth control, nasal breathing, incorrect swallow, saliva control, persistent chewing and sucking habits and disturbed sleep.