Surgical Management of Congenital and Cranio-Facial Pathologies

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. identify and provide differentials for congenital oro-facial swellings; 2. explain the role of different specialties in the management of cleft lip and palate; 3. perform parental counselling in the event of cleft lip and palate in a newborn; and 4. discuss the surgical procedure for prosthetic and orthodontic reasons.

Differential diagnosis of congenital swellings of the oro-facial region. Clefts, associated syndromes, and its management. Vascular and lymphatic lesions of the oro-facial region and 253 their management. Other syndromes and anomaliesj of importance in dentistry. Pre-prosthetic surgery and implantology. Surgical orthodontics.