Showing 144 of 927 results
Filters
News
… Smile Train and Dentsply Sirona celebrate Cleft Awareness Month with launch of advanced training program in Digital Cleft Orthodontics Smile Train and Dentsply Sirona celebrate Cleft Awareness Month with launch of advanced training program in Digital Cleft Orthodontics With more than 3,800 supported cleft surgeries in 15 countries, Smile Train and Dentsply Sirona look back on almost three years of their impactful partnership. With Smile Train, the …
News
… Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week: Smile Train and Kids OR Reach Milestone Smile Train and Kids OR Reach Milestone Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week: Smile Train and Kids OR have successfully transformed 13 operating rooms in 10 countries across Africa, with an …
Story
… Zita: How Two Days with Smile Train Changed Everything After 40 Years Alone Zita: How Two Days with Smile Train Changed Everything After 40 Years Alone Zita isolated herself from society since childhood, only comfortable with her family. Smile Train helped her shine in her community. For Zita, growing up with a cleft meant a childhood of isolation. She was …
Page
… World Smile 2021 World Smile Day®: All Smiles Are Beautiful Far too many people around the world have been bullied or faced other social stigma just because … These early traumatic experiences can leave lasting effects such as poor self-esteem and other mental health issues. Smile Train believes that everyone with a cleft deserves access to psychosocial support from experts specially trained in …
Page
… Smile Train Financials Smile Train Annual Report and Financials Annual Report PDF 2023 Financials Smile Train 2023 Financials See your lasting impact How Your Gifts Become Smiles. Our goal is to be the most well-managed and cost-efficient charity in the world. Smile Train is a 501 (c)(3) …
Story
… Smile Train Indonesia Marks 100,000 Smiles in Style Smile Train Indonesia Marks 100,000 Smiles in Style The best way to celebrate? Lay the groundwork to get to 200,000 even faster In early March 2022, a boy …
Story
… Side By Side Smiles Side By Side Smiles It started as a fundraiser. It became a phenomenon. Maha Arakoni became a frequent visitor to Smile Train’s website when she learned that her daughter, Nandini, would be born with a cleft lip. Nandini received her …
Page
… Smile Train Choirs Smile Train Choirs Back to Impact Report Even after surgery, children with clefts often need speech therapy to reach their full potential. But what’s even more healing than learning how to talk? Being encouraged to sing. In Smile Train Choirs run by our partners in Nigeria, Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia, patients sing, dance, laugh, and make … concerts give the broader public an opportunity to see children with clefts thrive, thereby reducing social stigma. Smile Train Choirs began as part of our partners’ standard speech therapy treatments, but in just a few years, they have …
Page
… and our team will be happy to assist you. Donate Online About World Smile Day® World Smile Day® is a global celebration of all that makes us smile — and here at Smile Train, nothing makes us smile more than bringing life-changing cleft care … a cure. With your support, Smile Train can sponsor the training, funding, and resources that empower local medical professionals in 70+ countries to provide lifesaving cleft surgeries and other essential treatment 100%-free in their own … is dedicated to education, children’s health and fighting poverty, empowering today’s youth to lead with a why not you attitude. Featuring Elizabeth Henstridge Pre-Host | Actress Zachary Burr Abel Pre-Host | Actor Amanda Cerny Actress, …
Story
… The Smiles of Kalkaal Hospital The Smiles of Kalkaal Hospital Inspiring cleft care stories from Somalia One of the most important advantages of Smile Train’s “teach a person to fish” model is how it makes consistent, high-quality cleft care possible even in areas …
Story
… Unmasking Savannah’s Smile Unmasking Savannah’s Smile Neither lack of knowledge or a pandemic were any match for her mom Anna was elated to discover she was pregnant. … what she had been searching for — and more than even she had ever dared imagine. A local social worker pointed her to Smile Train partner care center Mabuhay Deseret Foundation, where he assured her Savannah would receive all the cleft …
Story
… him his newest son, Bilal, was born with a cleft, he reacted the same as he does to all news: “I accepted it as part of God’s plan without hesitation.” That doesn’t mean he didn’t worry, of course. Everyone did. Another mouth to feed meant Hael would need to work that much harder to give everyone in his … outcome of the surgery truly exceeded our expectations, healing the cleft in such a transformative way,” Hael said. “All gratitude and appreciation go to Smile Train for their generosity and support of children worldwide suffering from …