University Of Southern Nevada

Management and Treatment of the Cleft Palate Patient

This block will consist of lectures and case presentation seminars related to the various problems encountered in the management and treatment of patients with cleft palate. Emphasis is placed on the importance of long-term, interdisciplinary management and rehabilitation of these patients in consultation with other medical and dental health care providers. Issues such as epidemiology and etiology of the congenital anomaly, psychology, speech pathology, timing of surgery and various stages of treatment will be addressed, as will special problems one might encounter with this particular group of patients.

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