Hali Householder, RDH, BSPH, OMT, of Greenwood, Indiana, has been practicing dental hygiene since 2012 and is now an orofacial myofunctional therapist with her own business, Indy Myo. She is also the winner of the March Sunstar Ebrief Giveaway…
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