Craniofacial Conference 2007, A Report

Craniofacial Conference, April 2007, a Report The Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland annual conference took place in Dublin this week, and there were a multitude of interesting and insiteful presentations on all aspects of cleft and cleft treatment. We hope in the near future to make available summaries of some of the presentations here. Mister Earley at the end of the conference handed over the chain of office as President to Bill Shaw, Professor of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Development, Manchester University Dental Hospital. The first photo shows, from left to right, Mister Michael Earley, outgoing President, Gareth Davies, Chief Executive, CLAPA UK, Kirsi Yli-Kaitala, ex-CLAPA UK team administrator, Eddie Byrne, committee member and past president, the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland. On Thursday 19th April, a number of presentations were made by Irish representatives as follows; Nasalance Scores for Normal Irish Adults, by Louise Cafferky and Triona Sweeney. Oro-Ocular Clefts, by B. O�Sullivan and Michael Earley. The second photo shows, left to right, Rebecca Pollard, Louise Cafferky, Anne McGillivary, Michael Earley, outgoing President, Laura Duggan, Julie Young, and Triona Sweeney. And many, many thanks to Nigel Mercer, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, for fundraising at the social get together at the Purty Kitchen on Wednesday evening, and contributing two hundred and forty five euro to the Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland as well as a sum to CLAPA UK.