Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Team approach concept in management of oro-facial clefts: a survey of Nigerian practitioners | Head Face Medicine BioMed Central Research Team approach concept in management of oro-facial clefts a survey of Nigerian practitioners Victor I Akinmoladun1 and Obitade S Obimakinde 1 2 Open Access Address Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University College Hospital 5013 Ibadan Nigeria and 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery University College Hospital Ibadan Nigeria Email Victor I Akinmoladun - vickiebrown2003@ Obitade S Obimakinde -tasky111@ Corresponding author Published 10 May 2009 Head Face Medicine 2009 5 11 doi 1746-160X-5-11 Received 16 October 2007 Accepted 10 May 2009 This article is available from http content 5 1 11 2009 Akinmoladun and Obimakinde licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Cleft palate craniofacial teams have evolved across the globe in the last 20 years in compliance with the interdisciplinary concept of management of oro-facial clefts. An interdisciplinary care allows a coordinated treatment protocol for the patient. The objective of this study was to evaluate oro-facial cleft care in Nigeria with particular emphasis on the compliance of the practitioners to the team approach concept. Methods A snapshot survey was conducted among specialists that attended the Pan African Congress on Cleft Lip and Palate at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Nigeria in February 2007. Result Sixty three respondents successfully completed and returned the questionnaire for analysis. Mean age of respondents was years and the range was 38-62 years. Male to female ratio was 1. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and Plastic Surgeons constituted the majority of respondents and .
