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5th Edition of Global Conference on Surgery and Anaesthesia

September 05-07, 2024 | Hybrid Event

September 05 -07, 2024 | Madrid, Spain
GCSA 2019

Theresa P Chiang

Theresa P Chiang, Speaker at Importance of dentistry’s role in cleft lip/palate management
Canada China Child Health Foundation, Canada
Title : Oral Surgical Roles in Cleft Lip & Palate Management

Abstract:

Cleft lip and palate is a common congenital maxillofacial deformity. There is serious tissue defects with loss of maxillary bone segment and tissue displacement involved, affecting both appearance and function. This deformity causes major challenges because of associated problems, i.e. feeding, conduct disorder, high treatment cost, ear infection, hearing loss, language difficulty. The prevalence of cleft lip/palate is extremely high.

With the advancement of science and technology, new surgical techniques and treatments greatly improve the effectiveness of treatment of cleft lip/palate. The current approach to cleft lip and palate treatment include restoration of physical appearance and function, psychological problem, and changes in growth and development. Optimal management utilizing an integrated and collaborative/multidisciplinary approach is particularly important and this collaborative team involves:  anesthesiologist, pediatric dentist, orthodontist , speech pathologist, audiologist, feeding nurse, pediatrician , otolaryngologist and the surgical team involve the plastic and oral maxillofacial surgeon.

Cleft lip and palate sequential treatment approaches different growth stages with different therapeutic targets. Neonatal period pursue physical appearance/ functionality; prepubertal period guide dental arch form development and completion of alveolar bone graft; puberty aims at the improvement of function; orthognathic surgery repair takes place following growth and development completion. Following are the roles of  Maxillofacial surgeon in the treatment of cleft patients: Performs secondary alveolar bone grafts, combines effort with the orthodontist to correct facial skeletal deformities, augments bone and places implants with the prosthodontist.

 This program was initially introduced to China in 1999 through multiple exchange programs with Canada and the US starting at the Guangzhou Children’s Hospital.  Later this was followed by Harbin Children’s hospital, Qinghai Children’s Hospital, Beijing Children’s Hospital and the Chongqing University Children’s Hospital.  Up to now there has been an impressive treatment load of over 10,000 children at the Guangzhou maternal child health center /Children’s hospital alone.

Biography:

BSc, DDS, Doctorate in Dental medicine (Dalhousie University Canada), Master of Science (Epidemiology) Harvard University, Post doctorate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge Mass, Teaching Fellow in Pediatric Dentistry, Harvard School of Dental Medicine/Boston Children's Hospital . American pediatric dentistry Fellow. President, Canada China Child Health Foundation. Served as China’s consultant in Preventive Dentistry Steering Committee. Associate professor University of British Columbia. Honorary president of China’s Nanjing Stomatology hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Honorary professor/consultant of Beijing children's Hospital, Beijing Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Harbin Children's Hospital ;Guangzhou Maternal and Child Health Institute, Guangzhou children's Hospital, Tianjin children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Dalian, Nanjing Maternal and Child Health hospital, Maternal and Child Health hospital of Wuhan, Suzhou health College.  Chongqing Medical University Children's Hospital. Recipient of the WUSC Lewis Perinbam Award for International Development.

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