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Dominika Pullmann1, Leya Groysman1, Rami Kantar1
1Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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National efforts promoting high-quality cleft care rely on accreditation by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA), though accreditation does not account for regional disease burden. Using U.S. natality and global health datasets (2014-2021), cleft incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) were compared with trends in ACPA accreditation. While births and cleft incidence declined nationally, accreditation expanded substantially. Conversely, prevalence and DALYs rose regionally without corresponding increases in accredited centers. Several states demonstrated discordant trends between burden and access. These findings suggest misalignment between accredited cleft care availability and evolving geographic disease burden, underscoring the need for data-driven resource planning.
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