Resources: Surgery
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: We continue to build out the Resource Bank for the Circle of Cleft Professionals.
If you have any resources that you think we should consider posting, please email us at info@cleftcircle.org.
Smile Train Safe Surgery Checklist
Built off of the World Health Organization Safe Surgery Checklist, the Smile Train Safe Surgery Checklist offers a valuable standard for cleft teams to use at the onset of cleft surgery. It ensures all steps necessary to result in the best outcome for patients. Dropbox link for all languages.
Continuing surgical outcome evaluation through COVID-19: What do we need to do differently? What have we learnt?
Developed by: Dr. Felicity Mehendale & Dr. Cristiano Tonello
Robots in the Operating Room: The Future of Cleft Palate Repair
Published by: PRS Journal
Surgical Techniques for Treatment of Unilateral Cleft Lip
Safety & Quality Protocol
Smile Train’s central programmatic document is the Safety & Quality Protocol. It outlines all required resources – medical staff, equipment, supplies, patient directions – needed to provide a safe, quality surgery. Dropbox link for all languages.
Simulare Medical Simulator Videos
Published by: Simulare Medical
Virtual Surgery Simulator
Partnering with BioDigital Inc., Smile Train created a web-based, free, comprehensive cleft simulator representing the next step in the evolution of cleft training. While its content is primarily targeted toward surgeons, the anatomy sections also offer dynamic training for cleft speech therapists, dentists, and orthodontists.
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