Melanie Connolly

This animation is one part of a collaborative research project created for Dr. Patel of the Craniofacial Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In this animation, alveolar cleft and alveolar bone graft surgical repair are visually explained to preoperative pediatric patients and their caregivers. The final animation was presented by the illustrator at the Annual Meeting of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association in April of 2016.

Keywords: Animation, 3D, Education, Patient Education, Anatomy, Dentistry, General Surgery, Pediatrics, Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery

© Melanie Connolly