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Multi-Disciplinary Care: An Effective Approach

October 6, 2014 Stephanie Sigal M.A. CCC-SLP

Guest Blogger: Craig Lustman, DDS As a pediatric dentist working on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and Downtown, I have dealt with patients with various and unique oral health care needs.  When I served as a resident at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh practicing pediatric … [Read more...]

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Eliminating Tongue Thrust

July 1, 2011 pixeljuice

In conversation during therapy, six year old Nikki could accurately say S and Z words like "Stephanie", "sorry" and "pretzels".  The second her mom joined us to wrap up our session and discuss homework, Nikki immediately lost correct tongue placement, exhibiting a tongue … [Read more...]

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Eliminating Drooling

April 24, 2011 pixeljuice

A speech therapist recently wrote to me about a child she is working with. Some of the information has been edited for privacy purposes. Question: Stephanie, I am working with a 6 year old boy who is drooling. He had his adenoids recently removed. His parents have noticed a … [Read more...]

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Tongue Thrust and Lisp

August 26, 2010 pixeljuice

A tongue thrust is when the tongue is placed forward from the position where it should be placed when producing a sound.   You may have noticed your child say “What a thunny day” instead of “What a sunny day”.  The tip of the tongue should be placed behind a child’s teeth for … [Read more...]

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Sippy Cups and Articulation

August 3, 2010 pixeljuice

A bill that required a dental decay warning label on sippy cups and baby bottles was vetoed by Governor David Paterson yesterday.  The label would have alerted parents that there is a risk of tooth decay from prolonged use of a "vessel with a duckbilled lid, bill-shaped extension … [Read more...]

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