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The Clinic FAQ's
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- What conditions do you treat at the Johns Hopkins
Cleft & Craniofacial Center?
- What happens at the Clinic at the Johns Hopkins
Cleft & Craniofacial Center?
- How often does a child typically come to the Clinic?
- What is the philosophy the Clinic takes toward
treatment?
- How does the team at Johns Hopkins Cleft &
Craniofacial Center work with parents?
- When do you start seeing parents about treatment
for their children?
- How long are children seen at the Clinic for cleft
lip and palate treatment?
- What is the advantage of the interdisciplinary
approach at the Clinic at Johns Hopkins Cleft & Craniofacial
Center?
- What sets the Johns Hopkins Cleft & Craniofacial
Clinic apart?
- Where do the majority of Johns Hopkins Cleft
& Craniofacial Center patients come from?
- Does the Cleft Center refer patients to other
Clinics or specialists?
- How does one make an appointment at the Clinic?
- Does the Clinic accept insurance?
- What should parents or guardians bring with them
to the Clinic?
- Is it ok to bring other children to the Clinic?
- Where do people park to attend the Clinic?
- What conditions do you treat at the
Johns Hopkins Cleft & Craniofacial Center?
We see all types of children with oral and facial differences,
including children with cleft lip and palate, facial paralysis,
and other types of developmental and craniofacial differences
including: Craniosynostosis, Hemifacial Microsomia, Apert Syndrome,
Crouzon Syndrome, Moebius Syndrome, Pierre-Robin Sequence, Saethre-Chotzen
Syndrome, and Treacher-Collins Syndrome.
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- What happens at the Clinic at the Johns
Hopkins Cleft & Craniofacial Center?
Our specialists work together as a team at the Clinic on Monday
afternoons two times a month. Our team includes two plastic surgeons,
speech/language pathologists, dentists, orthodontists, geneticists,
ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctors, and a nurse coordinator, all
of whom specialize in cleft lip and palate. The children usually
come in early in the afternoon and they see appropriate members
of the team. At the end of the day, the team gets together to
discuss each child individually and come up with a treatment plan
for each child. That information is shared with the family, the
patient's primary care physician and other professionals whom
the parents indicate. The patient's primary-care physician is
an important part of the team.
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- How often does a child typically come
to the Clinic?
During the first year of treatment, probably two or three times.
After the child's cleft lip and palate are repaired, the child
will typically come once a year, unless there are issues that
require additional visits to the Clinic.
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- What is the philosophy the Clinic takes
toward treatment?
We treat every child individually because no two children are
alike in their development. In our treatment plan, we aim to accommodate
the physical changes that will happen as the child grows during
the developmental years. We consider all of these factors —
physical and emotional — when developing each child's individual
treatment plan. We also work closely with the patient's primary-care
physician and dentist.
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- How does the team at Johns Hopkins Cleft
& Craniofacial Center work with parents?
Educating parents about cleft and craniofacial differences is
an important part of our mission at Hopkins. We reassure them
these conditions are very treatable. We work with the parents
to coordinate the very best treatment for their child. The Clinic
is designed to make it easy for families to see a variety of doctors
and specialists.
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- When do you start seeing parents about
treatment for their children?
Thanks to ultrasound technology, it's often possible to diagnose
cleft lip and cleft palate differences in the womb. We encourage
the parents to come in and see us as soon as a diagnosis is made
so we can talk about treatment for their baby. Our doctors will
examine the baby shortly after birth. We like to meet with the
parents as soon as possible after the child is born to discuss
a schedule for surgery and the child and the family's individual
needs.
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- How long are children seen at the Clinic
for cleft lip and palate treatment?
Most children are seen all the way through their teen years.
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- What is the advantage of the interdisciplinary
approach at the Clinic at Johns Hopkins Cleft & Craniofacial
Center?
An interdisciplinary team means that the children we treat benefit
from expertise that spans numerous disciplines in cleft lip and
palate care. With our surgeons, orthodontists, language pathologists,
dentists, geneticists, psychologists, and nurses, we can provide
comprehensive, coordinated care that addresses all of the aspects
of craniofacial treatment.
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- What sets the Johns Hopkins Cleft &
Craniofacial Clinic apart?
Our interdisciplinary approach draws on the expertise of more
than 15 pediatric specialists and we have extensive experience
in cleft lip and palate care. Johns Hopkins has provided excellent
care, leadership, and scholarship for many decades. We aim to
provide excellence in education for our colleagues and for the
public via our website and publications. We work on community
outreach programs. Through our various programs and activities,
we focus on awareness for families and physicians. We are committed
to research and analysis, so that we can continue to learn about
craniofacial differences and track the success of our patient
treatment. Through NIH funding, we have made strides in research
to find the gene for cleft lip and cleft palate. Integrating clinical
excellence with research excellence and educational excellence
are why Johns Hopkins can provide the best patient care.
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- Where do the majority of Johns Hopkins
Cleft & Craniofacial Center patients come from?
The majority of patients live in the region, but the Clinic also
treats patients from around the country and overseas.
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- Does the Cleft Center refer patients
to other Clinics or specialists?
Yes, we see patients whose craniofacial conditions are treated
at other Clinics and we refer patients to the appropriate specialists.
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- How does one make an appointment at
the Clinic?
Call Dr. Richard Redett's office at 410 955 9475.
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- Does the Clinic accept insurance?
The Clinic accepts most insurance plans. We discuss insurance
issues when making an appointment.
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- What should parents or guardians bring
with them to the Clinic?
If your insurance requires a referral, be sure to bring a copy
to the Clinic or have it faxed to 410 955 7060. We recommend you
bring any recent tests or reports about the patient such as hearing
tests, CT scans, X-rays or MRI’s. You should plan on being
at the Clinic for about three hours so it’s a good idea
to bring snacks and activities for the child. You will need cash
to pay for the parking garage.
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- Is it ok to bring other children
to the Clinic?
Other children are welcome at the Clinic but on the whole,
if possible, we recommend attending the Clinic with just the patient.
This way parents and guardians can really focus on the important
information from the Clinic team.
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- Where do people park to attend
the Clinic?
The Clinic is at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
on 601 North Caroline Street. Parking for the Outpatient Center
is on McElderry Street, off North Caroline Street. Be sure to
bring your parking ticket from your car because you need to pay
before you return to the car.
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