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… Behind the Smiles: Dr. Preciosa Bento Jan 17, 2023 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 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 How one mom created a place where kids with clefts can just smile and be themselves, together. …
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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… Giving Children with Clefts Their Smiles Back in Tanzania Giving Children with Clefts Their Smiles Back in Tanzania A peek at just some of the lifesaving work Smile Train makes possible each day In much of the world, babies with clefts are caught in a vicious cycle: their clefts …
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… Centers (CLCs), one of its largest investments to-date furthering its commitment to improve global health equity and access to safe, affordable, comprehensive cleft care worldwide. An estimated five billion people around the globe, including many with clefts, do not have access to safe, affordable surgery and anesthesia in their own communities. The CLCs will serve as regional hubs for cleft treatment and training, providing … model of care that encompasses surgery, speech therapy, nutritional support, orthodontics and more. Equipped with the latest technology and staffed with some of the area’s best-trained medical professionals, CLCs will be a model for other …
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… Of Successes And Smiles Homer Scoville’s Legacy of Successes and Smiles While Homer succeeded in three challenging careers, he was most proud of the smiles he made along the way. Homer Scoville was a success by any measure. He served … so he ran for, and won, a seat in the Connecticut State Senate. Though he succeeded in three distinguished, challenging careers, if you had asked him what his proudest accomplishments were, he wouldn’t have mentioned any of these. Rather, he … entire communities lifted. See our Smiles for Life page for more details . … While Homer succeeded in three challenging careers, he was most proud of the smiles he made along the way. … Homer Scoville’s Legacy Of Successes And Smiles …