The dentist on a craniofacial team.

Dentists, no less than other specialists, enrich the interdisciplinary group by the addition of their special training and experience. In the process of assimilation within the group, dentists, like all the others, become generalists. Indeed, an outsider attending staff seminars might be hard pressed to identify representatives of specific disciplines by their contributions to the dialogue. This phenomenon is a tribute to the continuing educational forum created by the team. Since each staff member holds a departmental appointment, it is inevitable that the enrichment of the individual ultimately filters into the department. Slowly, it is becoming apparent to the university leadership that in the smorgasbord of educational opportunities displayed by the university, a Center for Craniofacial Anomalies is a valuable delicacy essential to the intellectual nutrition of the institution.