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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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… Iván Velez on the Joy of Helping Others Iván Velez on the Joy of Helping Others Smile Train’s Program Manager for South America shares his journey and why he loves this work When Iván Velez thinks … first taste of the US. He stayed for 15 years. “I had trouble learning the verb ‘to be,’” he laughs. Iván visits with a Smile Train patient and his family Iván loved LA. He was smitten with American culture and values — freedom, democracy, … Let’s show them a different path. If they see it, they’ll take it.’ “We changed the lives of many children that way,” he smiles. Iván with Smile Train patients and families in Bolivia Teaching at Winston Salem taught Iván a lot about himself. …
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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 … Social support programs Telehealth for virtual patient care Contact Thiago Rodella PR [email protected] +55 14 3235-8156 +55 14 98154-9297 (WhatsApp) Centrinho Bauru Website … Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais Smile …
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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 … cities, Edinburgh. This prestigious gathering, the largest of its kind, takes place every four years, and this year Smile Train was the proud Premier Sponsor. Smile Train supported more than 400 of our medical partners from 50+ countries to attend the conference virtually and in …
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… Victoria Takes Off the Band-Aid Victoria Takes Off the Band-Aid She used to hide her lip. Now, she shows off her smile everywhere she goes Many of Victoria’s friends and classmates couldn’t picture her without a thick brown bandage … and always quick to protect her from bullies. Victoria with her mother (second from right), some of her sisters, and Smile Train’s Director of Communications for Latin America, Marina Marot (far left) In 2024, at nine years old, Victoria’s family finally learned that free cleft surgery was available at a regional hospital thanks to Smile Train. Victoria was afraid to have surgery, but she already had a lifetime of experience in not letting fear stand …
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… Celebrating 25 Years: Shaymi Celebrating 25 Years: Shaymi Your support for Smile Train does so much more for families than you might think The only thing that could excite Maria more than the … fell in love with her, too, and offered to help in any way they could, even if they weren’t sure how. Shaymi loved to smile even before cleft surgery Maria did some searching online and found Misión Caritas Felices (MCF), a Smile Train partner in Lima. They added her to a WhatsApp group for other local mothers of babies with clefts, and …
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… Oral health Oral Health A healthy smile can be the first step towards a happy life. At Home Diagnosis Nutrition Surgery Hearing Dental Speech Counseling … partnership to positively impact the lives of children with cleft lip and palate. Together, we aim to ensure healthier smiles and brighter futures for our global cleft community. STOP Toolkit Pre-Surgical Infant Orthopedics Often referred … Years 18+ Lift the Lip Learn More General Information Policy and Management (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry) Smile Train & World Dental Federation Oral Health in Comprehensive Cleft Care Project Cleftline: Missing Tooth Fact Sheet …
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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 (hereinafter referred to as 'Licensor')'; and the business and/or individual checking the digital tick box requesting assets on the smiletrain.org website (hereinafter referred to as 'Licensee'). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Licensor is the owner of, inter …
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… Best Care for Trinoy The Best Care for Trinoy Trinoy’s family was uncertain about cleft treatment before they discovered Smile Train. It was worth the wait Trinoy is the youngest of six siblings. None of his brothers and sisters were born … Porikkhit That changed when Trinoy was nine years old. Through a neighbor, the family heard about Comilla Trauma Center, Smile Train’s local partner. They even met a patient who had their own successful cleft procedure done there and … that made Shilpi well up with emotion: All of Trinoy’s cleft care would be free thanks to the Center’s partnership with Smile Train. “I can’t express it in words,” Shipli says of her reaction to the news and her deep gratitude to Smile …
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… History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba History Did Not Repeat Itself with Makiba In the shadow of unthinkable tragedy, Smile Train helped turn sorrow into hope Hana was no stranger to clefts. An aunt had two children with clefts and was so … and myths. Her diligence paid off. At six months old, Makiba easily passed her pre-surgical health screening, giving Smile Train’s partner cleft team at Kadisco the greenlight to perform the first of two Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgeries that would transform Makiba’s life — and her mother’s life — forever. Makiba today …
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… development and can cause difficulties eating, breathing, hearing, and speaking. The report synthesized two sets of data, one from Smile Train Express and the other IHME's Global Burden of Disease Modeling demographic group. After pairing and modifying the datasets for alignment, researchers used two meta-regression models to calculate results. Key findings include: If … south Asia. “By combining the forces of Smile Train’s more than 1.5 million surgical records in the Smile Train Express database, including a wealth of nutrition data, and IHME’s comprehensive set of health estimates, we now know more about …
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… Making a lasting impact: Dentsply Sirona announces 5-year partnership agreement with Smile Train and a $5 million donation Dentsply Sirona … 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 and a lack … to provide free cleft surgery and essential cleft care in their own communities. That’s why Dentsply Sirona is launching this partnership with Smile Train to improve oral health globally and to build a brighter, more sustainable future for …