The South African Airway and Myofunctional Society (SAAMS) was founded in 2021 by a group of health practitioners dedicated to the practice, education and scientific advancements of the field of airway management. This field, although widely recognized in the USA and Australia is still in its infancy in South Africa.
SAAMS members include ENT’s, Dentists, Oral Hygienists, Orofacial Myofunctional Therapists, IBCLC’s, Craniosacral Therapists, Chiropractors, Speech Therapists and other health practioners from all over South Africa.
SAAMS exists as an Airway Centric Model created to bring dentists of differing philosophies and practitioners of different modalities together to create methods and protocols for better care solutions for their patients.
Researchers continue to show the importance of sleep and airway and it’s effects on growth, development and learning.
Why does my child snore? Why does my child sleep with his or her mouth open?
Why does my child have speech problems, lisp or speech delay ? Why does my child drool ? Why is my child a picky eater?