Detailed Program
30 September 2026
(Wednesday) 1 October 2026
(Thursday) 2 October 2026
(Friday) 3 October 2026
(Saturday)
07:00–08:00 |
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07:00–08:00 |
Run for Cleft Prevention |
07:30 |
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07:30 |
Registration opens |
08:30–09:00 – room 1 |
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08:30–09:00 – room 1 |
PLANA SessionPLANA: Presurgical Lip, Alveolus, and Nose Approximation—Principles and Clinical Outcomes |
08:30–10:30 – room 2 |
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08:30–10:30 – room 2 |
Primary lip surgery 2Chairs: TBA Quest for ideal repair of unilateral cleft lip The Preservation Technique for Incomplete Unilateral Cleft Lip Reconstruction Curved Line Cheiloplasty Primary correction of the nasal deformity in unilateral cleft lip Evaluating a modified Dibbell technique for micro- and minor-form cleft lip nose correction Geometric Validation of the Olmos Alar Base Classification in Unilateral Cleft Lip: A Cluster Analysis Correction of Alar Base Depression in Primary Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair: Methods and Results Comparative Outcomes of Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair With and Without Nasoalveolar Molding: A 5-Year Cohort Study from Central Asia Long-Term Morphological Changes of the Upper Lip in Patients with Unilateral Cleft Lip Treated with the Modified Rotation Advancement Technique Postoperative Management of Primary Cleft Lip: Strategies for Optimal Recovery |
08:30–10:30 – room 3 |
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08:30–10:30 – room 3 |
Implementing AI. Robotic SurgeryChairs: TBA Considerations for successful application of artificial intelligence and machine learning for diagnosis, treatment planning, and prognosis prediction for cleft patients Automated Speech Recognition for the Assessment of Speech Intelligibility in Children with Cleft Palate Trans Oral Robotic-Assisted Cleft Palate Surgery (TORCS): A Novel Approach Following the Nadjmi Protocol Digital technology is helping reduce access barriers to treatments for newborn patients with cleft lip and palate Generative AI simulation of post-operative outcomes in unilateral cleft lip repair Digital Technologies in Cleft Lip and Palate Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach Using CAD, 3D Scanning, and Additive Manufacturing Leveraging machine learning to establish a point-of-care diagnostic tool for rare conditions Robotic workflow adaptation and surgeon workload in cleft lip repair simulation |
08:30–10:30 – room 4 |
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08:30–10:30 – room 4 |
Velopharyngeal DysfunctionChairs: TBA Arrow Revision Palatoplasty (ARP): A Technique of Concurrent Soft Palate Revision and Lengthening for Patients with Velopharyngeal Insufficiency and a Large Pharyngeal Gap Revision Approaches to the Management of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Buccal Myomucosal Flaps: Analysis of a 13 year trend in treatment selection for velopharyngeal dysfunction at a single institution Is Speech Improvement Following Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Repair Using Bilateral Buccal Myomucosal Flaps Preserved After Lefort 1 Maxillary Advancement? Meazzini–Mazzoleni Enhanced Sutural Protraction (MMESP) and velopharyngeal function: emerging evidence from preliminary speech outcomes after midface advancement Surgeon and speech language therapist agreement and determinants of surgical decision making in velopharyngeal insufficiency following videofluoroscopy Speech on Wheels: early outcomes of a Sweden–Ghana collaboration expanding access to speech surgery for velopharyngeal insufficiency Use of Dermal Fat Graft in posterior pharyngeal wall for VPI managements Velopharyngeal stimulability as a guide for pharyngeal bulb molding in adults with repaired cleft palate Speech on Wheels: an evaluation of a Sweden-Ghana partnership to strengthen cleft speech care |
09:00–10:30 – room 1 |
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09:00–10:30 – room 1 |
Postnatal Functional Treatment. Nasoalveolar MoldingChairs: TBA Presurgical Nasoalveolar Molding and Lip Taping in Neonatal Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: Anthropometric Outcomes, Caregiver Compliance, and Clinical Significance Primary Cheilosuture in Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: Influence of Nasoalveolar Molding on Surgical Outcomes Pre-surgical maxillary orthopedics in neonates with cleft lip and palate using devices manufactured with digital technology (Popayán, Colombia) 3D Evaluation of Soft Tissue Symmetry in NAM-Treated UCLP and UCLA Patients in Late Mixed and Early Permanent Dentition Stages Presurgical infant orthopedics in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients: traditional nasoalveolar molding or simplified nasal molding techniques? Coordinating early neonatal cleft care in a multidisciplinary cleft center: nasoalveolar molding and lip taping as the cornerstone of presurgical management Beyond the Immediate Post-Op: A One-Year Evaluation of Custom Nasal Conformers Presurgical nasoalveolar molding with sequential clear thermoformed trays: a preliminary case series Photometric evaluation of nasoalveolar molding efficacy in primary treatment of complete cleft lip and palate: comparison of two techniques |
10:30–11:00 |
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10:30–11:00 |
Coffee Break |
11:00–11:30 – room 1 |
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11:00–11:30 – room 1 |
Precious Award Ceremony and Lecture |
11:00–12:30 – room 2 |
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11:00–12:30 – room 2 |
Secondary rhinoplasty 1Chairs: TBA Stability of Septum Cartilage as a Graft Source for Correction of Nasal Tip Deformities during Mature Cleft Rhinoplasty Secondary Rhinoplasty in Cleft Patients – An Analysis of the Use of Structural Rhinoplasty Techniques and the Incidence of Complications Current status and future perspectives of nasal cartilage regenerative medicine Secondary Cleft Rhinoplasty: The Application of Preservation Rhinoplasty Techniques in 50 Patients Functional and Aesthetic Rehabilitation of Nasal Deformities in Adults with UCLP/UCLA: A 13-Year Experience Application of high-density porous polyethylene (pHDPE) in secondary rhinoplasty for unilateral cleft lip nasal deformities The Impact of Alveolar Bone grafting on the long-term stability of secondary cleft rhinoplasty |
11:00–12:30 – room 3 |
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11:00–12:30 – room 3 |
Charity Programs for Children with Cleft Lip and PalateChairs: TBA Building Sustainable National Cleft Systems: A Model for Local Capacity Development Educational Value of Medical Student Participation in a Cleft Charity Mission in Vietnam: Experience of Asahikawa Medical University International Collaboration on Comprehensive Cleft Care: Strategies, Results, and Challenges Impact of NGO-based training on clinical output in global cleft care: variation by specialty and training stage From support to system change: CLAPA’s move into campaigning and the fight for equal access to dental care A geospatial approach to modeling NGO-supported cleft surgical access and optimizing service expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa Barriers and Strategies in Clefts Management: Insights from Celebes Cleft Center Surgical Missions in Eastern Indonesia Training in global surgery: pathways to sustainability |
11:30–12:30 – room 1 |
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11:30–12:30 – room 1 |
Alveolar bone graftingChairs: TBA Alveolar cleft reconstruction with vomerine bone: two surgical procedures in one step: a case series Injectable Nano-Composite Hydrogels with Human placental mesenchymal stem cells (PMSCs) for Fetal Bone Tissue Engineering in an Ovine model Iliac crest pain assessment following modified trephine method cancellous bone graft harvesting for alveolar cleft repair Alveolar Bone Grafting: An Update on Donor and Recipient Site Surgical Techniques Alveolar block bone and tissue engineered bone graft in Cleft Patients CBCT-based volumetric, height, and thickness outcomes of secondary alveolar grafting with rhBMP-2 in cleft lip and palate Graft or Grow? Orthodontic Timing in Cleft Alveolus Management |
12:30–13:30 |
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12:30–13:30 |
Lunch Break
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13:30–15:30 – room 1 |
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13:30–15:30 – room 1 |
Primary Lip and Palate SurgeryChairs: TBA Combined Lip and Palate Repair in One Surgery with Total Vascular Preservation Long-term results of treatment of patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate repaired using a one‑stage method One-stage closure of unilateral complete cleft lip and palate – long-term results Impact of lesser palatine nerve preservation on speech outcomes following cleft palate repair with radical intravelar veloplasty A New Classification System and Software for Cleft Palate Severity Assessment International workflow for submucous cleft palate management: A worldwide survey study Global variation in cleft palate repair techniques: A review of 771 cases across 22 LMICs Comparison of Long-Term Polysomnographic Outcomes in Children Undergoing Conventional versus Modified Furlow Palatoplasty Long-Term Speech Outcomes in Adults with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Treated with Different Primary Surgical Protocols Impact of Primary Palatoplasty Timing and Technique on Secondary Speech Surgery: A Five-Year Institutional Experience from Central Asia Oral wound healing complications and regenerative strategies to mitigate poor wound healing |
13:30–15:30 – room 2 |
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13:30–15:30 – room 2 |
Pierre-Robin sequence 1Chairs: TBA Conservative Treatment of Pierre Robin Sequence at Cleft center Prague The Stanford Orthodontic Airway Plate: Design and Clinical Implementation in 64 Consecutively Treated Infants with Pierre Robin Sequence Cleft palate repair in Robin sequence following therapy with the Tuebingen Plate Treatment of Robin sequence using a 3D-printed palato-lingual plate Interpretation and application of polysomnography results for infants with Robin Sequence Neonatal Mandibular Distraction – What is the Role in the Treatment of Robin Sequence |
14:00–17:00 – room 3 |
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14:00–17:00 – room 3 |
Master Workshop: Cleft Palate Speech Management |
15:30–16:00 |
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15:30–16:00 |
Coffee Break |
16:00–17:30 – room 1 |
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16:00–17:30 – room 1 |
Secondary surgeryChairs: TBA Reconstruction of Lost Cleft Palate with Prelaminated Radial Forearm Flap and Pharyngeal Flap: Two Case-Reports Use of hydroxyapatite mesh for palatal fistula repair Surgical Management of Oro-Nasal Fistula: Our Clinical Experience Revision palatoplasty: a 20-Year institutional review of practice, performance and pitfalls Morphological Evaluation of the Ossification of the Nasal Floor in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: Primary Gengivoperiosteoplasty versus Secondary Bone Grafting V-Y Plasty of the Alar Base in Secondary Cleft Nasal Deformity: A Simple Technique for Alar Symmetry Restoration Relationship between self-perception of aesthetic and visual behavior on secondary cleft lip deformity among school children Long term results of nasolabial appearance in UCLP patients Scar-modified aging of the upper lip in unilateral cleft lip: implications for personalized perioral rejuvenation Pharyngeal ring reconstruction surgery, which is performed with minimal risk for patients with congenital cleft palate |
16:00–17:30 – room 2 |
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16:00–17:30 – room 2 |
Orthognatic surgeryChairs: TBA Orthognathic Surgery During Growth Application of Liou distraction device for the alveolar cleft closure instead of bone augmentation procedures in adult patients Sutural Control of the Midface: A Biological Framework for Correction of Zygomatic Hypoplasia using Meazzini-Mazzoleni Enhanced Sutural Protraction (MMESP) Midfacial advancement without osteotomies: clinical outcomes of the Meazzini-Mazzoleni enhanced sutural protraction (MMESP) protocol in adolescents with cleft lip and palate Le Fort III Without the Knife: Clinical Outcomes of Meazzini-Mazzoleni Enhanced Sutural Protraction (MMESP) in Non-Syndromic Growing Patients Biology Over Osteotomy: Midface Advancement in Craniofaciostenosis through Meazzini-Mazzoleni Enhanced Sutural Protraction (MMESP) Segmental Le Fort I Osteotomy with Advancement of the Minor Maxillary Segment in Adult Cleft Lip and Palate Patients Achieving accurate internal maxillary distraction osteogenesis among patients with cleft with virtual planning and 3D printed surgical guide A Digital Workflow for Combined Anterior Maxillary and Le Fort I internal Distraction Osteogenesis in Cleft Maxillary Hypoplasia |
19:00–23:00 |
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19:00–23:00 |
Gala Dinner |
Last update on 20 August 2026.
The program might be subject to necessary changes.
