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Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery in La Ceiba, Honduras
Howard W. Smith, MD, DMD;
Monte Keen, MD;
Ellison Edwards, MD
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1991;117(12):1356-1359.
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• The volume of experience in the surgical repair of cleft lip and palate deformities is limited in many areas of the United States. This deficit in experience exists not only for those in resident training programs but also for those who practice at universities or are in private practice. Physicians are performing too few operations to maintain their surgical skills in cleft lip and palate surgery. This deficit is also encountered by physicians in the major specialties of plastic surgery, oral surgery, and otolaryngology who perform cleft lip and palate surgery. Physicians from the United States can gain surgical experience in other countries through groups like the Medical Group Mission Christian Medical and Dental Society. Surgical experience is available in Central and South America, India, China, and Africa through similar organizations. The complexity of providing service to underprivileged people through organizations such as the Medical Group Mission Christian Medical and Dental Society is described.
(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1991;117:1356-1359)
Author Affiliations
From the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY (Drs Smith and Keen), and the Charlotte Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, NC (Dr Edwards).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 16, 1991.
Presented at the Eastern Section Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Boston, Mass, January 12, 1991.
Reprints not available.
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