Making a difference for children born with a cleft in the UK. (June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sandy, Jonathan R
• Is Part Of: Journal of orthodontics. Volume 46(2019)Supplement 1
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 80
• Publication Date: 2019-06
• Subjects: Cleft lip and palate -- service centralisation -- outcomes; Orthodontics -- Periodicals; 617.643005
• DOI: 10.1177/1465312519842878
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1465-3125

Abstract

This short review is an opportunity to focus on significant positive changes for those children born with some form of oro-facial clefting and who are treated in a centralised service within the National Health Service (NHS). There has also been an opportunity to provide a focus for research as part of this service model. Orthodontists have played a key role in all aspects of this and will continue to be central to further improvements in caring for cleft children.