The specialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) has changed enormously over
the last 50 years. The progress has been hard-fought sometimes, and required drive,
determination, and vision. The OMFS involvement in the management of patients with
cleft lip and palate, or both
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,
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or craniofacial abnormalities,
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,
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,
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have historically been contested areas of practice. However, dedicated surgeons have
built our clinical presence in these sub-speciality areas both in the UK
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and across the world.
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Published online: May 24, 2019
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