Ramon Targino Firmino, Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia, Cristiane Baccin Bendo, Fernanda Morais Ferreira, Fernanda Ruffo Ortiz, Colman Patrick Mcgrath, Saul Martins Paiva
Development and validation of a short form of the BOHLAT-P
Brazilian oral research
primary challenge global cleft care lies limited opportunities cleftspecific training mentorship available speech practitioners worldwide particularly lowincome middleincome countries lmics addition limited number speech therapists cleft experience lmics creates significant barrier access care individuals cleft lip palate globally inaccessibility cleftspecific clinical instruction clefttrained speech therapists impacts effectiveness intervention subsequently speechlanguage development cleftaffected individuals worldwide structured virtual clinical mentorship program targeting speech practitioners skill levels lmics established address gap comprehensive cleft care provision article examine effectiveness structured cleft speech mentorship program expanding practitioner competency lmic communities result building capacity cleft speech care globally authors outline various aspects development implementation cleft speech mentorship program including rationale participant recruitment program requirements impact assessment tools utilized analysis preprogram postprogram data conducted evaluate degree clinical skills improved identify persistent areas weakness examine effectiveness program expanding speech practitioner competency