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… Oscar is a Gift Oscar is a Gift How a mother found the strength to raise eight boys on her own and a son found the strength to smile. As … of seven boys, Astridah thought she knew exactly what to expect when she went in to deliver her eighth. But with Oscar, everything was different. He had a cleft. When Oscar’s father first saw the cleft, he looked at his wife of many years and said, “There are no thieves in my family. That …
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… License Agreement License Agreement Smile Train This LICENSE AGREEMENT is entered into as of by and between Smile Train, Inc. having its principal office at 633 Third Avenue, 9th Fl, New York, New York 10017 … the Logo on its primary website and/or on certain promotional materials for fundraising purposes only in connection with the Licensee's campaign in the Territory; and WHEREAS, Licensor is willing to grant Licensee a non-exclusive limited …
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… Our Approach Our Approach Smile Train partners with local healthcare workers to provide cleft treatments 365 days a year on five continents. … then go on to train others, creating a sustainable system for long-term care. Links to Our Approach Our Model Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft-focused organization , with a sustainable and local model of supporting surgery … cleft treatment to children around the world. Our Impact at a Glance 20,000+ empowered medical professionals 2M+ Smile Train-supported cleft surgeries since 1999 1,000+ partner hospitals 100,000+ Smile Train-supported cleft training …
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… Why Children Need Their Own Operating Rooms Why Children Need Their Own Operating Rooms Smile Train and KidsOR are teaming up to make pediatric surgery safer and more accessible in Tanzania's Lake Zone. At Bugando Medical Centre (BMC), a Smile Train partner in Mwanza, Tanzania, the waiting room is always bustling, and this Wednesday was no exception. For … surgery. He will be among the first to receive surgery in BMC's newly renovated pediatric operating room supported by Smile Train and Kids Operating Room (KidsOR). At BMC, a dedicated pediatric operating room had been sorely needed. BMC …
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… Cleft Leadership Centers - Bauru HRAC-USP Centrinho Bauru Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais Smile Train Cleft Leadership Center Bauru, São Paulo, Brasil At a Glance Founded in 1967 Among the largest and oldest cleft treatment centers in Latin America Smile Train partner since 2017 Our local partners at the hospital have performed more than 3,000 Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgeries to date – that’s more than 1,000 new smiles every year! Smile Train and HRAC-USP …
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… Fares Speaks Up Fares Speaks Up Fares felt closed off from the world, but a local Smile Train partner is helping him express himself When Fares was born, Nadia found herself in a situation all too … of a cleft before. How would she care for her son? Thankfully, she soon discovered Alexandria Pediatric Hospital, a Smile Train partner nearby. Their world-class team of cleft specialists told Nadia that they would always be there to support her son through every stage of what would be a long cleft care journey — and thanks to Smile Train’s generous donors around the world, every part of it would be completely free. It was an enormous relief …
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… Smile Train to Serve as International Sponsor for the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) 78th Annual Meeting Smile Train to Serve as International Sponsor for ACPA 78th Annual Meeting 900+ attendees from 40 countries will explore … Association (ACPA)’s 78th Annual Meeting will virtually convene more than 900 attendees from 40 countries. Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft lip and palate organization, will serve as International Sponsor for the meeting …
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… Cleft 2022: Collaboration, Compassion, Excellence Cleft 2022: Collaboration, Compassion, Excellence Smile Train brought 200+ medical partners from 46+ countries to the world’s largest cleft conference in Edinburgh, United Kingdom From July … a special thank you to Dr. Felicity Mehendale and the incredible organizing team at Cleft 2022! … Smile Train brought 200+ medical partners from 46+ countries to the world’s largest cleft conference in Edinburgh, United Kingdom … Cleft …
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… young family found hope with Smile Train According to Camila, her life in 2019 was busy but routine. She lived with her boyfriend, Alexis, and worked as a cashier while studying for her high school degree. But little did she know, major …
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… Getting Munashe Back Getting Munashe Back “I can’t find the words to express the joy I have in my heart for what Smile Train did for our child.” “I had never seen anything like this before and I was very shocked,” Beauty recalls of … they arrived at Beauty and Magadzire’s home to stare at the baby. Children came to call her names. Munashe before her Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery “The staring was very painful for me,” Beauty recalled. “Every month, until Munashe … Munashe had no problems feeding and grew up as a healthy baby. Her natural curiosity and joy shone through her smile and sunny eyes, until she grew old enough to understand that that very smile was the reason her neighbors were …
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… Clefts Could Be Prevented New Study Reveals Half of Malnutrition-related Deaths in Those with Clefts Could Be Prevented Smile Train and The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation analyze the devastating impact of orofacial clefts over two decades (2000 - 2020) New York, NY (October 7, 2022) - In a new report released today, World Smile Day, Smile Train and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington’s School of …
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… with a cleft lip and/or palate. Clefts can have devastating effects on the quality of life of a child, both physically by compromising the ability to communicate and to eat properly and from social stigma resulting in feelings of anxiety … to improve oral health globally and to build a brighter, more sustainable future for children and families affected by cleft worldwide. We are going beyond traditional financial and equipment donations. The Dentsply Sirona and Smile Train partnership will advance the future of cleft care by: •Supporting global treatment standards and best practices for digitized cleft care; •Leveraging digital technologies …