SURVEY OF SERVICES AND PRACTICES OF CLEFT PALATE-CRANIOFACIAL TEAMS

Questionnaire data about services and practices of cleft palate-cranio facial teams were obtained from 63 teams in 35 states. Findings indica te the following: (1) research was the least frequently conducted acti vity, although 73 percent of the teams indicated that they conducted r esearch; and (2) the majority of those responding regarded cinefluoros copy, endoscopy, perceptual assessment, oral examination, and videoend oscopy as important procedures, yet most patients (90%) seen by these teams did not receive instrumental assessment of velopharyngeal functi on.