Maria Isabel Rodas

Maria Isabel Rodas works at the clinic as a Speech and myofunctional Therapist, with a clear functional goal: re-training the head and neck muscles to improve function and health. Her professional life began as a dental hygienist in 2000, and in 2010 she transitioned into phonoaudiology at Foundation Universitaria Maria Cano in Medellín. The clinic presents her practice as oriented toward dental patients, including areas such as oropharyngeal dysphagia and orofacial motricity. She also works with aesthetic phonoaudiology, facial yoga, and neurolinguistic programming, supported by ongoing updates through workshops, courses, seminars, and training focused on occupational health and myofunctional therapy.

Education

• 2010 — Foundation Universitaria Maria Cano (Medellín) — Phonoaudiologist training/program.

Work experience

• 2000 — Dental hygienist (Medellín, Colombia).
• 2010 — Phonoaudiologist (Foundation Universitaria Maria Cano, Medellín).
• Speech and myofunctional therapy — practice oriented toward dental patients at International Smiles (dates not stated).

Clinical focus and techniques

At the clinic, Rodas’ work is positioned at the intersection of speech therapy and dental rehabilitation. Her focus is muscle re-training and functional improvement, with additional attention to aesthetic phonoaudiology.

• Myofunctional therapy (re-training head and neck muscles).
• Oropharyngeal dysphagia management.
• Orofacial motricity.
• Aesthetic phonoaudiology.
• Facial yoga.
• Neurolinguistic programming.

Courses and advanced training

• Workshops, courses, seminars, and training focused on Occupational Health and Myofunctional Therapy (dates not stated).

For patients at the clinic, this means support that goes beyond dental procedures to address function and health through speech and myofunctional therapy. Her background as a dental hygienist helps align her therapy work with dental rehabilitation goals. The clinic places her within International Smiles in Medellín, Colombia.