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Portrait of a Professional
fected by cleft conditions at birth. There are four
phases of care that are typical for a patient with
a cleft lip and palate: birth, prior to alveolar bone
graft, full phase I, and comprehensive care. Many
patients go on to complete jaw surgery and are
therefore in orthodontic care into their very late
teen years. This provides a unique glimpse into
the stages of development of a patient and the
stages of adjustment for them and their families.
They are patients with very complex orthodontic
issues who undergo extensive care. It is heartening
when the newborn returns for pregraft care
and bittersweet when jaw surgery patients complete
a last phase of care. I hope they remember
their time with me not for the orthodontic care
I provided but for the support I was able to offer
on those many visits.
My memberships and association involvement have
always been centered on the needs of my specific
patient population. I have participated in Americleft,
which is a professional, international group
dedicated to outcomes assessment. I am on the
Board of Directors of the Craniofacial Foundation
of Arizona, which focuses on furthering missions
dedicated to cleft care. I was the 2020 president of
the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
after serving on the Board and as an officer for eight
years.
The greatest disappointment of my professional life
is being witness to the burden of care that is created
by the lack of orthodontic coverage for patients
with cleft-affected conditions under medical insurance
policies. A cleft lip and palate is a congenital
defect of birth that has profound implications for
speech, eating, oral health, and physical appearance.
The number of hours of therapy and medical,
surgical, psychological, and dental care endured by
patients and families is astounding-and yet medical
insurance denies coverage for their orthodontic
and general dental needs. This is an area of advocacy
that I hope to help change as I transfer clinical
care to others who have committed their careers to
families with facial differences.
I am married to a craniofacial plastic surgeon,
Stephen P. Beals, who has dedicated more than 35
years to families with facial differences. Together,
we have five adult children and nine grandchildren.
We are grateful for the life we have been given and
the opportunity to serve families in need.
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