Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Predrag Knezevic |
| Address: | Avenija Gojka Šuška 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia |
| Country: | Croatia |
| Telephone: | 38512903431 |
| Email: | drjokic@gmail.com |
| Web address: | Visit website |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | Predrag Knezevic, MD, PhD, Ass Professor |
| Speech therapist: | Ana Dembitz, MS |
| Orthodontist: | Davor Jokić, DDM, PhD |
| Clinical geneticist: | Sanda Huljev Frković, MD |
| Otolaryngologist: | Prim. Borut Marn, PhD |
| Specialist nurse: | Silvija Foršek |
| Psychologist: | Damir Tarokić |
| Other: | Pedodontist : Hrvoje Jurić, DDM, PhD, Professor |
Support group
| Support group address: | Hrvatska udruga roditelja djece sa rascijepom - Osmijeh Telephone: 0038512903431 E-mail: pknezev@kbd.hr. Website: http:www.udruga-osmijeh.hr |
Annual case load
| Cleft palate: | 29 |
| Pierre Robin: | 2 |
| Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL): | 21 |
| Bilateral (BCL): | 13 |
| Number of syndromic cases: | 20 |
Primary surgical protocol
Timing of first repair and type of operation.
| Complete UCLP: | 4-6 months: lip closure (Millard) and primary rhinoplasty and soft palate closure (von Langenbeck) |
| Complete BCLP: | 4-6 months: lip closure (Millard) and primary rhinoplasty and soft palate closure (von Langenbeck) |
| Isolated CP: | 18-24 months: hard palate closure |
State coverage of costs
Are the costs of the following treatments covered by the state (free to the patient)?
| Surgery costs: | All |
| Orthodontic costs: | All |
| Speech and language therapy costs: | All |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | Predrag Knežević - surgery - clinical trials, inter-centre comparison Davor Jokić - orthodontics - clinical trials, inter-centre comparison Ana Dembitz - speech therapy - inter-centre comparison Borut Marn - ENT - clinical trials, inter-centre comparison |
Potential clinical research activities
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
| Randomised clinical trials: | Yes |
| Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
| Prospective study: | Yes |
National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation
| Organisation details: | No, we do not have any cleft lip and palate scientific organization in Croatia |