2.1 - Team Care Flashcards
Who is generally on a Cleft Palate treatment team?
15
Audiologist
Pediatric dentist
Geneticist
Neurosurgeon
Nurse
Oral surgeon
Orthodonitist
Otolaryngologist (ENT)
Pediatrician
Plastic/Craniofacial surgeon
Prosthodontist
Psychologist
Social worker
SLP
Team coordinator
Who are the minimum professionals required for Cleft Palate Team?
(4)
Surgeon
Orthodontist
SLP
At least one additional specialist
Who created the parameters of care for cleft teams?
4
H.K. Cooper
Surgeon General Report
American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
ACPA Consensus
Who created the first parameters for cleft teams?
H.K. Cooper
Management of patients with craniofacial anomalies is best provided by an __________.
Interdisciplinary team of
specialists
What are the advantages of team care for cleft patients?
4
Multiple disciplines treating patient
Centralized services with centralized coordination/
scheduling of appointments
Long-term treatment planning from birth to adulthood
Maximize communication between specialists
What is the general timeline for the treatment of cleft BEFORE 3 months?
(2)
Lip taping (at birth, in hospital typically)
Nasal-Alveolar molding
What is the general timeline for the treatment of cleft AT 3 months?
Lip repair (rule of 10’s)
What is the general timeline for the treatment of cleft BETWEEN 3-12 months?
Initial Speech-Language Eval
What is the general timeline for the treatment of cleft AT 12 months?
Palate repair
What is the general timeline for the treatment of cleft AFTER 3 months?
(2)
Post-op speech eval
Speech follow-up every 6-12 months or sooner
When is LIP REVISION typically performed according to the general timeline for the treatment of cleft?
(2)
After age 5-6
Ideally early teenage years (9-12yrs) to avoid midface growth deficiencies
When is MAXILLARY EXPANSION typically performed according to the general timeline for the treatment of cleft?
6-9 years
When is BONE GRAFTING typically performed according to the general timeline for the treatment of cleft?
9-12 years
What may also be performed during late childhood/teenage years according to the general timeline for the treatment of cleft?
(2)
Secondary surgical revision to palate if needed
Orthodontics