Shriners researcher/prosthetist, Beth Roscoe, and plastic surgeon, Dr. Phil Stoddard,
presented their ground-breaking work on cleft palate repair in Scottsdale, Arizona last
month. At the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association conference, Beth and Dr. Stoddard
had a chance to chat with some of the 600-plus physicians and other medical professionals
who care for patients with cleft lip and palate. Dr. Stoddard told me that their poster,
"Accomodating Maxillary Growth by Computer-Aided Design and Manufacture of Serial
IntraOral Appliances -- A NEW Approach in the Treatment for Wide Cleft Lip and Palate",
was well received.