Honor Franklin Myofunctional & Speech Clinic

About Honor Franklin Myofunctional & Speech Clinic

Honor Franklin Myofunctional & Speech Clinic is a specialized private practice in Dallas, Texas, located on Alpha Road, that focuses on orofacial myofunctional disorders and articulation speech disorders for children, adolescents, and adults. Led by Dr. Honor Franklin, the clinic provides care for concerns such as incorrect tongue and lip resting posture, tongue thrust and other atypical swallowing patterns, noxious oral habits like thumb, finger, and pacifier sucking, and related speech sound difficulties. Dr. Franklin has devoted her career to this area since 1977 and limits her practice to these problems so patients receive concentrated, up-to-date care. She is a Board Certified Orofacial Myologist / Myofunctional Therapist through the International Association of Orofacial Myology and is noted as the only IAOM Certified Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist in Dallas and one of a small number in Texas. She is also a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist with ASHA certification and state licensure, and she regularly lectures to orthodontic residents and dental study clubs about orofacial myofunctional disorders.

The clinic’s approach emphasizes detailed assessment and individualized, one-to-one therapy. New patients are scheduled for an extended initial visit that typically includes a comprehensive evaluation, intraoral photographs, measurements, and video recording so that a tailored treatment plan can be developed. Findings are shared with the patient’s orthodontist, maxillofacial surgeon, dentist, physician, or other involved providers, and progress reports are sent during treatment to support coordinated care. Orofacial myofunctional therapy at the clinic uses structured exercises to retrain tongue, lip, jaw, and facial muscle patterns at rest and during chewing and swallowing, with the aim of supporting normal dental development, orthodontic stability, clearer speech, and improved facial balance. Articulation therapy is offered for speech sound disorders across the age span, and digit sucking therapy is delivered in a supportive, non-punitive program designed to help motivated children around school age successfully stop sucking habits and gain long-term health and confidence benefits.

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