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J H Noar

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PubMed1992

A questionnaire survey of attitudes and concerns of three professional groups involved in the cleft palate team.

This study investigated the opinions of three of the professional groups who treat cleft lip and palate patients in the United Kingdom. Plastic surgeons, orthodontists, and speech therapists were asked to give their opinions regarding adolescents with a unilateral cleft of the lip and palate. A mail questionnaire investigating four main areas: treatment, facial appearance and speech, social and emotional aspects, and the perceived success of the specialists was sent to each subject. Nearly all the subjects reported that they worked as part of a cleft palate team and there was good agreement among the three groups. Although the professionals felt that they have been successful, they were not satisfied with the results of their treatment nor with the patients' overall facial appearance or speech. They also felt that the patients are emotionally and socially affected by their cleft and are teased. The subjects noted that they think patients feel similarly to themselves on all aspects. The significance of the results is discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Questionnaire survey of attitudes and concerns of patients with cleft lip and palate and their parents.

The self-perceived problems and concerns of patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate and their parents were investigated. Thirty-two patients ranging in age from 16 to 25 years (mean = 19.9 years) and their parents were sent questionnaires by mail. Twenty-eight patients and 30 parents completed the questionnaires. The results suggest that the patients were satisfied with the treatment they had received. They believed that the efforts of the members of the cleft palate team had been successful, and they were generally satisfied with their overall facial appearance and speech. There were, however, specific aspects with which they were less satisfied; their nose, lip, profile, speech, and teeth. They did not feel significantly socially or emotionally handicapped, although they noted that they had been teased and that they found relations with the opposite sex difficult. Their parents were also generally satisfied with all aspects of treatment and their child's appearance and speech. They identified those areas that their child was most concerned with, but did not fully appreciate how satisfied their child was with his or her facial features. The parents felt that their children were socially and emotionally affected by their cleft and felt their school results had also been affected.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

Project teeth relief: dental aid for rural Zambia.

For 10 weeks, at the end of last year, my wife and I went out to Zambia with Project Teeth Relief, a UK based charity providing dental care to the rural areas of Zambia. The aim of the charity is to provide emergency dental care, dental health education and training for local health workers in the rural areas where there are no dental services available. Dentists on long-term contracts and volunteers who will spend 2-3 months at a time in the rural area are needed urgently to go out to the country.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1990

Dental anomalies in cleft lip and palate: an unusual case.

A cleft palate case is reported in which there is an unusual pattern of hypodontia involving aplasia of the primary second molars, but development of the corresponding second premolars. This paper discusses some of the implications of this situation and stresses the need for very thorough clinical and radiographic examination.

Anodontia↗