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Comprehensive team care for children and adults with cleft lip and palate & craniofacial conditions.

01/17/2026

When a patient hands you a masterpiece that deserves a gallery wall!🥹🎨

Dr. Daniel officially has a new favorite piece of art! Moments like these = pure joy at the UMN Cleft & Craniofacial Clinic.
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01/12/2026

A little extra sunshine goes a long way ☀️
Thanks to Project Sunshine, our cleft and craniofacial kids get a break during team appointments to create crafts and just be kids. With donated activity kits and the help of Barbara, an incredible Project Sunshine volunteer, visits are filled with creativity and joy. We’re so grateful for this partnership. 💛

01/09/2026

⭐️ Meet William! ⭐️

He is a patient of our UMN Cleft Craniofacial Team. We think he is pretty amazing — a real life superhero! 🙌

Fav Superhero: Incredible Hulk 💪🏾
Fav Food: cake (good choice)
Fav Color: green 💚

He loves coloring and enjoyed the new kids craft corner in clinic during his appointment. He’s an artist! 🧑‍🎨

We are so inspired by William’s strength, personality and smile. Thank you for letting us be a part of your journey- we can’t wait to see all the incredible things ahead! 🩵

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01/05/2026

We excited to launch a new hub for resource and community- starting with a blog. Check out this week’s blog post- a reflective, empowering article.

https://www.cleftcraniohub.org/blog

12/30/2025

Songs for smiles!!! Join the UMN Cleft Club and team for a night of Karaoke! All proceeds go to the Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic! Link in bio has all the details.

12/24/2025

Ending the year with gratitude, laughter, and a little silliness. Big hugs to all our patients- you are our heroes! Sending season’s greetings and best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year from the entire UMN Cleft & Craniofacial Clinic! ❄️☃️❤️

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12/18/2025

⭐ 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ⭐

Yesterday, we had the honor of welcoming 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐌𝐍 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 & 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜, located on campus in the Moos Health Sciences Tower, where she spent the entire morning with our team, our patients, and their families.

Regent Turner is an ICU nurse, a national nursing leader, and a longtime advocate for nurses, health equity, and patient-centered care. Her decision to spend time in clinic—listening to families and observing care firsthand—meant a great deal to our team and to the families we serve.

𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 & 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥, 𝐌𝐃, 𝐃𝐌𝐃, 𝐅𝐀𝐂𝐒, 𝐅𝐀𝐀𝐏, the UMN Cleft & Craniofacial Team provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary care for infants through adults with cleft and craniofacial differences, serving families from across Minnesota and beyond. 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝟔𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐌𝐍 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲, the clinic is one of the oldest interdisciplinary teams in the nation—a 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝.

Following her visit, Regent Turner shared:

“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘕 𝘊𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤.”

Patients travel from all over the region for this amazing care. We’re grateful for leaders who bring frontline experience, curiosity, and advocacy into spaces where care truly happens. The future is bright!

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📍515 Delaware St SE Minneapolis
6-296 Moos Tower
📧 cleft@umn.edu
☎️ 612-625-5945

12/16/2025

✨ 2025 in 100 moments ✨

A year of building community, advancing care, and doing what we love most—supporting children and adults with cleft and craniofacial differences.

So grateful for our patients, families, team, and supporters. Here’s to continuing this work together in the year ahead. 💛🩵

12/09/2025

🍼When a baby is born with a cleft lip, palate, or other craniofacial difference, early team care is essential for feeding, breathing, hearing, speech, and overall wellbeing. No family should navigate this alone. 🩵

At the UMN Cleft & Craniofacial Team, you can count on us from birth. Our comprehensive team includes surgeons, pediatric dentists, ENTs, audiologists, orthodontists, speech-language pathologists, psychologists, and more—working together for your child’s unique needs. 💯

☝🏾 Your child’s care grows with them:
• Infancy: Feeding support, surgery planning, genetics, dental care, family support…
• Toddlerhood: Speech & feeding monitoring, hearing checks, early dental habits, child development.
• School Age: Dental and surgical care, orthodontics, speech therapy, psychosocial support
• Adolescence: Jaw alignment, final surgeries, transition planning

🚨 Red flag: If your cleft team doesn’t see babies in infancy, ask why. Including dentistry! Early evaluation and treatment is not optional—it’s key.

👶 New parent? Need a second opinion? We’re here to help.

📍 Learn more about our team at the link in our bio. cleft@umn.edu 612-625-5945

11/24/2025

✨ To our incredible patients and families — thank you for trusting us with your care. You can always count on us. 💛🩵

And to every donor, volunteer, and supporter who lifts up our Cleft & Craniofacial Program — your generosity fuels our mission. We’re grateful knowing we can always count on you. 🙏❤️

Together, we make every journey a little brighter.

To support our cleft and craniofacial heroes and the program, visit the link in our bio. 🌟

10/30/2025

Always a treat seeing our cleft and craniofacial superheroes! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️🧡

From costumes to courage, they bring the spirit of strength and imagination wherever they go.

Our team joined in the fun yesterday — dressing up and parading through clinic alongside them! Helping kids form positive associations with their cleft and craniofacial journey is truly magical. ✨🩵
Clinic can be fun!

A special thanks to our amazing staff and doctors who made it all happen! 🙌

From the entire UMN Cleft and Craniofacial Team in Moos Tower- have a very fun and not so spooky Halloween! 🎃

10/09/2025

✨🦸‍♀️ Yesterday, we were thrilled to care for a special princess superhero at the UMN Cleft and Craniofacial Team.

This hero is 5 years old- smiles big, shines with beauty and strength despite having cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD)—a rare condition that makes her…

ONE in a MILLION! 💖 For real!!!

👑 CCD may mean she won’t grow as tall, but she stands proud! No collarbone? No problem! She bends and adapts like no one else! Her smile— unique and contagious, reminds us all to embrace our individuality.

💪 Challenges may come, but she will never face them alone. Together, we’ll conquer every step of this journey!

✨ Cleidocranial Dysplasia (CCD) is caused by a mutation in the RUNX2 gene and presents with open fontanelles (soft spots), absent clavicles (collarbones), and various dental differences. It may be rare, but our commitment to care and support is unwavering. Most people with CCD will have dozens of oral facial procedures across multiple decades- the treatment requires expertise.

📅 Ready to learn more or schedule a consultation?
Reach out via message, call, or email!
📞 612-625-5945
📧 cleft@umn.edu (mailto:cleft@umn.edu)
🔗 Z.umn.edu/cleft

🌟 For more about CCD, visit ccdsmiles.org. Together, we can make a difference!

Address

515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN
55455

Telephone

+16126255945

Website

https://dentalclinics.umn.edu/specialty/cleft-craniofacial

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