ACPA Approved Teams
ACPA Approved Teams are required to have access to a variety of medical professionals who specialize in different aspects of care.
Teams must include:
- Care coordinator who facilitates care and assists patients and families in understanding, coordinating, and implementing treatment plans
- Orthodontist who straightens the teeth and aligns the jaws
- Speech-language pathologist who assesses speech and feeding
- Surgeon such as a plastic surgeon, an oral/maxillofacial surgeon, a craniofacial surgeon, or a neurosurgeon
Teams must also have access to:
- Audiologist who assesses hearing
- Geneticist who screens patients for craniofacial syndromes and helps parents and adult patients understand the chances of craniofacial conditions occurring again in their families
- Nurse who helps with feeding and provides ongoing supervision of the child’s health
- Otolaryngologist is an “ear nose and throat” doctor, or “ENT”
- Pediatrician to monitor overall health and development
- Pediatric dentist or other dental specialist such as a prosthodontist, who makes prosthetic devices for the mouth;
- Psychologist, social worker, or other mental health specialist to support the family and assess any adjustment challenges or support needs
- Other specialists necessary for treating specific aspects of complex craniofacial conditions
For more information about cleft and craniofacial teams, please Contact Us.
