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Board opens discussion on myofunctional therapy, asks staff to return with implementation language
Summary
Following expert presentations, the board agreed myofunctional therapy can fit within the dental-hygienist scope provided practitioners obtain additional training and certification; members asked staff to draft clarifying regulatory language and return with a workplan (item to return on a future agenda).
After presentations from clinicians and subject-matter experts, the Dental Hygiene Board of California opened a substantive discussion July 20 about whether oral‑facial myofunctional therapy should be explicitly recognized within the scope of practice for registered dental hygienists and how to ensure consumer protection through training, certification and oversight.
Nerissa Bogand (presenter) described myofunctional therapy as a neuromuscular re‑education approach addressing tongue posture, breathing and swallowing, and said dental…
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