Objectives

A child at the dentist's office
  1. Understand the role of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in healthcare settings
  2. Learn how to locate SLPs in practice
  3. Demonstrate how SLPs can improve patient and community oral health outcomes
  4. Gain insight into the real-life experiences of SLPs and pediatric dentists working in collaboration

Meet Arinne Tress

Arinne Tress, M.S., CCC-SLP shares her expertise in voice and resonance disorders with Columbia University Medical Center by consulting with the Craniofacial and Cleft Palate Team and in the Velopharyngeal Inadequacy Clinic. She is also a consulting Voice Rehabilitation Specialist to The Institute for Voice and Swallowing Disorders at Phelps Memorial Hospital. In addition, she maintains a private practice.

She received her M.S. degree in speech-language pathology from Hunter College following a B.A. in theatre and music from Ithaca College. She is licensed in New York State and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA). She maintains memberships in ASHA and the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA).