Miss Dawn Boven MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
745 WATER TOWER RD BIG RAPIDS MI, 49307About
Dr. Dawn Boven is a speech language pathologist practicing in BIG RAPIDS, MI. Dr. Boven specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Boven evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Boven helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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