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September 4 - 6, 2025 Frankfurt, Germany
17th World Congress of the International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation
Holistic Therapeutic Concepts – Focus on the Patient’s Wishes
Congress Venue: University Medicine Frankfurt

Personal Messages
President, International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation
Topics
- Genetics, Epidemiology and Prevention
- Postnatal Functional Treatment
- Multidisciplinary Treatment Concepts
- Team Coordination and Care Pathways
- Primary Surgery of Lip, Alveolus and Palate
- Secondary Surgery (Indication, Timing and Techniques)
- Orthodontic Treatment in all Stages of Life
- Speech Assessment and Therapeutical Options
- Hearing Problems
- Distraction Osteogenesis
- Dental Implantology and Esthetic Dentistry
- Facial Esthetic Surgery
- Psychosocial Support
- Pierre Robin Sequence
- 22q-Syndroms
- Orofacial Clefts
- Associated Syndromes
- Charity Cleft Children Aid Programs
- Cleft Self-Help Groups
- Educational Concepts
- Innovations like Robotic Surgery
- Quality Assurance in Cleft Care
Important Key Dates
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS DEADLINE
Registration
Who should Attend
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- Plastic Surgeons
- Orthodontists
- Oto-Rhino-Laryngologists
- Speech Therapists/Logopedics
- Feeding Nurses
- Pediatricians
- Pediatric Nurses
- Obstetricians
- Psychologists
- Persons Concerned (Parents and Families)
- Any other Person Involved in CLP Care

Venue
University Medicine Frankfurt
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7 | 60590 Frankfurt am Main
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