Editor's Corner: Institutional Review Board

The International Journal of Orofacial Myology is the only professional journal dedicated specifically to related OMD clinical topics, and research related to OMDs and treatment protocols. This issue provides the reader with a great deal of information on special populations. This issue contains two articles on the population of Down Syndrome. An article is also provided on a new device with which to provide treatment.

The IAOM has completed the established an Institutional Review Board, which will be offered as a member benefit to those individuals who are interested in conducting research. As Hope Reed indicates in her article on Evidence Based practice and our IAOM Institutional Review Board there is a great need for research in Orofacial Myology. We need to have research addressing not only the incidence and prevalence of OMDs in a variety of populations, but also the impact on associated disorders when the OMDs are addressed. Hope indicates where the reader may obtain specific information on obtaining the Institutional Review Manual.

After reading Hope’s article if anyone is interested in discussing research projects, please contact Hope Reed or me. Also, after reading Hope’s article, if you have ideas about research projects that are needed, please let us know. We would like to develop a list of areas in which research should be conducted.

I have also provided an update to the IJOM Bibliography that was published in the 2015 issue.

The IJOM Staff hopes that you enjoy this issue. If you have any feedback or suggestions for future topics that may be of interest to you, please feel free to contact me: kptaylor2@verizon.net.