No. of Cases Seen in a Year

• Total Referrals: 100
• Unilateral (one sided) cleft lip only: 30
• Bilateral (Two sided) cleft lip only: 10
• Unilateral cleft lip and palate: 30
• Bilateral cleft lip and palate: 20
• Cleft palate only: 30
• Pierre Robin Sequence: 2

Treatment Funded by State for National Residents

• Surgery costs: Part
• Speech and Language Therapy costs: Part
• Orthodontic costs: Part

Primary surgical protocol

Cleft Lip Repair:

• Timing: 4-5 months

Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair:

• Timing: 6-8 months

Cleft Palate Repair:

• Timing: 9-18 months

Record collection protocol

Are records routinely collected at specific ages? Yes

Does this conform to WHO recommendations for different cleft types? Yes

Intercentre Collaboration Interested

Research

Want to particpate in research? yes

Participation in inter-centre studies?

Current Research