S423
Comprehensive Cleft Lip and Palate Reconstruction From Infancy Through Adolescence

Saturday, September 13, 2014
9:00 AM-10:30 AM
Location

323A (Hawaii Convention Center)

TicketedThis is a Ticketed Session
Speaker:

Bernard J. Costello DMD, MD, FACS
Pittsburgh, PA, USA


Co-Speaker:

Ramon L. Ruiz DMD, MD
Orlando, FL, USA


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CDE/CME Offered: CDE/CME

Synopsis

This course provides a review of the treatment rationale, diagnostic approach, and operative techniques involved in orofacial clefts, including three-dimensional regional anatomy, the extent of the hard and soft tissue defects, and the complex interplay between surgery and growth.

Learning Objectives
  1. Understand the relevant anatomy, embryology, and genetic factors associated with orofacial clefts;
  2. Formulate and sequence the staged surgical treatment of patients with cleft lip and palate from initial consultation in infancy through adulthood; and
  3. Understand the basic surgical techniques for cleft lip repair, primary palatoplasty, bone graft reconstruction of the maxillary/alveolar defect(s), orthognathic surgery, and other cleft-related reconstructive procedures.

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