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Oral Health in Comprehensive Cleft CareClefts of the lip and palate (clefts) are the most common birth defect of the face and mouth. Clefts occur when parts of the lip and/or palate and nose do not fuse together during embryonic development. Clefts can be associated with missing or extra teeth, and malformed teeth and facial structures. Even children who undergo cleft surgery are often at an increased risk for caries, periodontal disease, and other oral health and wellbeing issues as they grow and develop.
Clefts of the lip and palate (clefts) are the most common birth defect of the face and mouth. Clefts occur when parts of the lip and/or palate and nose do not fuse together during embryonic development. Clefts can be associated with missing or extra teeth, and malformed teeth and facial structures. Even children who undergo cleft surgery are often at an increased risk for caries, periodontal disease, and other oral health and wellbeing issues as they grow and develop.
These children require regular dental care to ensure adequate monitoring, education, support, and treatment to prevent oral disease and achieve the highest possible quality of life. FDI joined forces with Smile Train, with funding and crucial support from GSK Consumer Healthcare, to provide essential resources on the standard of oral health and dental care for children with clefts.
Over the last two years, FDI and Smile Train has produced a suite of educational resources for oral health and non-oral health professionals.
This webinar will present:
- The resources that were developed, the process to utilize them, and a recent case study from Nigeria.
- Gaps in current literature and access to cleft education and treatment, and how Smile Train funding supports establishments training and providing cleft care.
- The advocacy work carried out by FDI and ST to ensure cleft is incorporated into global health programs and what is next on the global agenda.
Learning objectives:
- How to use the FDI/ST educational resources
- Gaps in current literature
- The guidelines developed and launched through the partnership
Release date: 2021-09-29 | Expiration date: 2024-09-29
This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA CERP program and is supported by funds received from FDI World Dental Federation, free of restrictions. Tribune Group GmbH is a recognized ADA CERP provider.
sponsor(s) Haleon, Smile Train.
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Excelente presentation
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How can we get involved in Comprehensive Cleft Treatment teaching and trainning and research? We have an educational Program of one year with postgraduate students from all dental specialities which belongs to our Faculty of Dentistry at Javeriana University in Bogota and also a Comprehensive Diplo
Thank You very much from Perú!
A small but very significant habit is to make everyone of your patients bring ( or maybe we can keep for them) their toothbrushes at our centers with their name on it and make them brush before providing them any attention. We can use plaque revelatory before. This will increase their oral care.
Will following up cleft lip pts in this manner be practical in the govt. set up in countries like India and Sri lanka as the no. of dentists needed is already less than required, and this will be even more work?
Can You send to My email your STUDY in this program please? cieloalexandrarodriguez@gmail.com
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A question for Professor Muthu: In India, how do you motivate non-oral healthcare volunteers, especially parent volunteers, to participate in the programs? Do you give them incentives or allowance to motivate them?
Good morning from Mexico! Thanks you for webinar.
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Do you intend to expand to your program to reach us here in Australia. Beth Doyle (Dental Therapist)
Thank you all for such a wonderful webinar.
Hello all,
Thank you for this fantastic project and all the presentations. The developed materials are great and also the inclusiveness of all parties involved is excellent initiative. Warm regards and greetings from Germany!
Happy to know about the oral health guidelines supported by the FDI and Smile Train. Thank you Dr Monica Dominguez for representing us. Thank you Smile Train for making this happen. Very proud to be part of it
Dr Muthu, how do the patient families respond to the SAG – are they very responsive and welcome to the sustained guidance?
When We Talk About Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate my Thoughts Go to Prof. Gregory Kazanjian the Armenian Maxillofacial Surgeon Who Developed the Efficient Surgical Technics to Treat these kind of CLP Congenital Defects… ..
Does COVID 19 affect your project at a global level?
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Hi from Mauritius
Good evening from Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Dr Pat Srisilapanan
Greetings from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Faculty of Dentistry, Craniofacial Department ,Comprehensive Cleft lip and palate Program , Bogota Colombia / Smile Train partner Thanks for the invitation to join yo this important presentation!
Good Afternoon from Bedros..!!
Dr Padma Gnanam from India
Greetings from New York, US!
Greetings from Nicaragua. APROQUEN / Smile Train 🙂
Good afternoon from Saudi Arabia !
Greetings from Colombia
Thank you all for joining today. You can read more about the Oral Health in Comprehensive Cleft Care project and download the resources here: https://www.fdiworlddental.org/oral-health-comprehensive-cleft-care
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Greetings from Perú.
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Saludos desde España. Agradecido por la formación. Dr Rogelio Álvarez Marín. Sevilla. España.
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