Cleft lip and palate care in the United Kingdom--the Clinical Standards Advisory Group (CSAG) Study. Part 1: background and methodology.
OBJECTIVE
To review the history of cleft care in the United Kingdom and the rationale and methodology of a national study.


METHODS
Descriptive overview to introduce this series of papers.


METHODS
Fifty National Health Service cleft teams.


METHODS
Two age cohorts, 5-year-olds and 12-year-olds, with nonsyndromic complete unilateral cleft lip and palate and their parents.


METHODS
Facial development and appearance, quality of bone grafts, speech, oral health and patient/parent satisfaction.


CONCLUSIONS
The case for a national assessment of cleft care is made. The methodology of the cross-sectional outcome study is described, together with a survey of training for recently appointed clinicians.
Sandy
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Division of Child Dental Health, University of Bristol Dental School, England. jonathan.sandy@bris.ac.uk
Williams
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Bearn
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Mildinhall
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Murphy
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Sell
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Murray
J J
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Shaw
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000502:physiology; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000145:classification; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008445:Maxillofacial Development / Q000502:physiology; D003765:Models, Dental; D016155:Oral Fistula / Q000145:classification; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010781:Photography; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013060:Speech / Q000502:physiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom