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Marie M Tolarova, MD, PhD, DSc Professor and Executive Director Pacific Craniofacial Team and Cleft Prevention Program, University of the Pacific, Dugoni School of Dentistry

Marie M Tolarova, MD, PhD, DSc is a member of the following medical societies: American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, International Association for Dental Research, American Society of Human Genetics

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Lateefa Al-Kharafi, DDS University of the Pacific, Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry

Lateefa Al-Kharafi, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, International Association for Dental Research, American Association of Orthodontists

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Miroslav Tolar, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Orthodontics and Biomedical Sciences, Head, Pacific Regenerative Dentistry Laboratory, University of the Pacific, Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Christina Boyd, MD Interventional Radiology Fellow, Department of Radiology, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Christina Boyd, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, Society of Interventional Radiology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Alan D Murray, MD Pediatric Otolaryngologist, ENT for Children; Full-Time Staff, Medical City Dallas Children's Hospital; Consulting Staff, Department of Otolaryngology, Children's Medical Center at Dallas, Cook Children's Medical Center; Full-Time Staff, Texas Pediatric Surgery Center, Cook Children's Pediatric Surgery Center Plano

Alan D Murray, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, Texas Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Ravindhra G Elluru, MD, PhD Professor, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine; Pediatric Otolaryngologist, Department of Otolaryngology, Dayton Children's Hospital Medical Center

Ravindhra G Elluru, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Bronchoesophagological Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children, Triological Society, American Society for Cell Biology

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Orval Brown, MD Director of Otolaryngology Clinic, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Orval Brown, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Bronchoesophagological Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children, and Society of University Otolaryngologists-Head and Neck Surgeons

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