Evaluation and Management of Cleft Lip and Palate - Softcover

David J. Zajac; Linda D. Vallino

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597565512 ISBN 13: 9781597565516

Publisher: Plural Publishing Inc, 2015

Synopsis

Evaluation and Management of Cleft Lip and Palate: A Developmental Perspective provides fundamental knowledge of cleft palate anomalies and the current state of evidence-based practice relative to evaluation and management. This text contains information on the standard of care for children born with craniofacial anomalies from a developmental perspective along with clinical case studies to help facilitate understanding of the material.
Why adopt this textbook:

• Provides a developmental focus that provides a better understanding of the nature of craniofacial problems and the timetable for management and treatment
• Covers material in a data-driven and evidenced based format, blending scholarly and clinical information
• Well-illustrated in full color with 200+ clear colored pictures many of which are actual structures and people rather than line drawings including pre- and post-treatment results
• Presents the role of the speech-language pathologist in all aspects of care (i.e., before and after surgery from infancy to adulthood)
• Emphasizes oral conditions (dental and occlusal) that impact speech in the school-aged child

Compared with other textbooks this book covers:

• An entire chapter devoted to adults with cleft lip and palate underscoring quality of life
• An entire chapter on the school-aged child
• A detailed chapter devoted to alveolar bone graft with detailed photo illustration and discussion of treatment outcome
• Detailed chapter on maxillary advancement with detailed photos, discussion of treatment outcomes related to speech, airway, and hearing
• Presentation of surgical treatment based on development age
• Chapter on hearing offers a practical approach to ear problems and hearing loss associated with cleft and craniofacial anomalies, and provides a summary of hearing tests that should be familiar to the reader and suggestions about counseling families
• Chapters on Speech Characteristics and Assessment are written from a speech science perspective and evidence-based

Supplementary materials on a PluralPlus companion website include:

• Accompanying workbook with multiple choice questions and critical analysis questions with guided answers to ensure appropriate understanding of the material
• High quality audio clips with histories

This graduate-level text targets speech-language pathology students, as well as audiology students, medical students, and graduate students studying communication disorders.
Purchasers of this book receive complimentary access to supplementary materials hosted on a PluralPlus companion website.
To access the materials, log in to the website using the URL and Access Code located inside the front cover of your copy of Evaluation and Management of Cleft Lip and Palate: A Developmental Perspective.

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About this title

About the Author

David J. Zajac, PhD, CCC-SLP, is professor in the Department of Dental Ecology, School of Dentistry, and adjunct in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He also serves as director of speech-language pathology in the Craniofacial Center.
Linda D. Vallino, PhD, CCC-SLP/A, is head of the Craniofacial Outcomes Research Laboratory and Senior Speech Scientist at the Center for Pediatric Auditory and Speech Sciences at Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, where she also serves on the Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Team. She is professor of pediatrics at The Sidney Kimmel Medical College-Thomas Jefferson University, and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Delaware.

Review

I'm a licensed SLP who has been practicing for 13 years. I also have a son who was born with a complete cleft of the hard and soft palate. There is no single text that offers such a comprehensive look at cleft lip and palate. The photographs offer some of the clearest pictures I have ever seen of the anatomy, development, devices and surgical repair techniques and in turn, these photographs enhance understanding in here areas.
Chapter 10 (school based intervention) should be mandatory study for any SLP wanting to work in schools. It offers guidelines for treatment based functional assessment techniques of a child with a cleft. It is clear and concise while simultaneously providing a plethora of information.
Lastly, the chapter on speech and resonance characteristics offers an unbelievable compilation of information. The tables summarize large amounts of information into very readable format. I wish this text had been available when I was in school. I've been looking for a text like this for the last 7 years and finally, I feel like I have the information that I've been looking for. ----Jacqueline Robins, Msc., CCC-SLP

Edition details

• Publisher: Plural Publishing Inc
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1597565512
• ISBN 13: 9781597565516
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432