06/03/2026
We're looking forward to the June Education Webinar with ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐ซรฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฎ-๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ณ next week.
Topic: ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ผ๐๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐?
๐๏ธ Tuesday, June 9 at 7 AM CT
๐ Abstract:
Cleft lip and palate patients deserve to obtain a pleasant facial appearance, an esthetic smile, and excellent function. To reach these goals, the road can be long with numerous pitfalls to avoid. After establishing a careful diagnosis and identifying a problem list, we must coordinate for each patient a custom-made interdisciplinary treatment plan with the Cleft Lip and Palate (CLP) team, the different referral specialists, and the patient and their parents. To get successful long-term outcomes, the patient must be involved and considered as a key actor of the team. Treatment objectives need to be specific to each patient and should take into account anatomical parameters, growth direction, expected cooperation, financial considerations and also patientโs demand. Treatment must be efficient, and evidence based to reduce CLP patients burden of care. More specifically for orthodontists, once the orthodontic treatment plan has been established with the CLP team, one needs to design efficient orthodontic/orthopedics mechanics to deliver the proper force system to reach the treatment objectives. Nowadays, progress in cleft primary surgical repair, associated to a better timing of alveolar bone graft before the eruption of the permanent maxillary incisors make orthodontic treatment easier and improve our patientโs esthetic and functional outcomes.
Read the rest of the Abstract here: https://portal.wfo.org/zoom-meetings/cleft-lip-and-palate-how-to-simplify-treatment-and-improve-long-term-outcomes/
