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Eight Years Later, Osawa is Still Smiling

… Eight Years Later, Osawa is Still Smiling Eight Years Later, Osawa is Still Smiling Smile Train’s 1 millionth patient now aspires to be a doctor himself When Osawa was born with a cleft, his family was … father, Owiti All that suddenly changed when, after six years of searching, his father at last discovered a solution —Smile Train. Within a few days, Smile Train sent a jeep to Osawa’s village to whisk him away to the free cleft surgery awaiting him many hours away at …
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Sra. Poskitt Helps Her Students Turn Trash into Smiles

… Helps Her Students Turn Trash into Smiles Changing the world one smile — and one bottle — at a time Dana Poskitt is a Spanish teacher at the International Polytechnic High School (IPOLY) in Pomona, CA. She is also the founder of Project … husband, students, and Smile Train staff helping to paint a waiting room at our partner center SUMA in Mexico City As a Spanish teacher, one of my greatest honors is taking students on trips to Europe and Latin America to see the language …
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Behind the Smiles: Dr. Preciosa Bento

… Behind the Smiles: Dr. Preciosa Bento Behind the Smiles: Dr. Preciosa Bento Our Program Assistant for Southern Africa reflects on what working at Smile Train is really about Dr. Preciosa Bento is Smile Train’s Program Assistant for Southern Africa, based in Angola. …
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Smile Train Choirs: Hearing is Believing

… Smile Train Choirs: Hearing is Believing Smile Train Choirs: Hearing is Believing Six videos of children’s lives being changed one song — and one smile — at a time Imagine telling someone your needs and being met only with a confused look. Repeatedly asking for help …
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Smilefest! Brings Smiles To New Mexico

… Smilefest! Brings Smiles To New Mexico Smilefest! Brings Smiles to New Mexico How one mom created a place where kids with clefts can just smile and be themselves, together. Bernalillo, NM  – More than 350 guests, … local cleft community? Smile Train wants to help!   Visit our Get Involved page to learn more. … How one mom created a place where kids with clefts can just smile and be themselves, together. … Smilefest! Brings Smiles To New Mexico …
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Smile Train Teaches Jesus’s Family that “Anything is Possible”

… Smile Train Teaches Jesus’s Family that “Anything is Possible” Smile Train Teaches Jesus’s Family that “Anything is Possible” This future electrical engineer has a smile to brighten any room Meet Jesus, a happy, bright 13-year-old from Mexico who was born with a cleft. Jesus and his …
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California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) Students Turn Crisis into Smiles

… California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) Students Turn Crisis into Smiles California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) Students Turn Crisis into Smiles How one chapter of Smile Train’s Smile Impact Society made 2020 its most lucrative year yet. While COVID-19 forced so many to scale back …
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A Lovely Smile 70 Years In The Making

… A Lovely Smile 70 Years In The Making A Lovely Smile 70 Years in the Making For 70 years, Pyari knew little besides rejection and heartbreak, until you gave her hope. And a smile. In 1949, a baby was born with a cleft lip in rural Pakistan. Her father and other family members refused to hold …
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Smile Train Global Cleft Summit Speakers

… graduated Summa Cum Laude from Penn State University followed by medical school at the University of Chicago. Surgical training consisted of an internship at Yale University, an Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery residency at the … Press Ganey Physician of the Year for his leadership in improving the Patient Experience at Texas Children’s Hospital. Susannah Schaefer Executive Vice Chair, President & CEO, Smile Train Mrs. Schaefer joined the organization in 2013, after … several agencies and corporations. As CEO, she helped lead an organization rebrand, seeded funding for hundreds of thousands of new smiles, and spearheaded the development of the ground-breaking Virtual Surgery Simulator, further …
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After 14 Years of Wandering, Tanzila Finds Her Smile

… After 14 Years of Wandering, Tanzila Finds Her Smile After 14 Years of Wandering, Tanzila Finds Her Smile No one is too remote for Smile Train “After she was born with her cleft lip, we had no idea what to do with her,” said Abdus Sukkur about his …
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Christine Smessaert: A Smile Is A Connection

… Christine Smessaert: A Smile Is A Connection Christine Smessaert: A Smile is a Connection "Being a part of Smile Train has allowed me to experience things I never would have otherwise and has helped me to grow as an individual.” …

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