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… with confidence and dignity. Eduardo's mother holding a picture of him as a child Just like his mother taught him. Help Smile Train give life, health, and voice to children in need. Donate now Our Impact in Mexico as of July 2022 21,500+ …
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Cleft Con Orlando 2025

… Con Orlando 2025 July 19, 2025   Cleft Con Orlando 2025 All About Speakers Sessions Schedule FAQ Orlando Activities Join the cleft community for Cleft Con Orlando this July! Over the course of a jam-packed weekend, you’ll learn from some of … Jones Chase Karenbauer Adina Lescher Caitlin Mesiano Dahlila Nixon Allie Potter Troy Reinhart Susie Schaefer Tiffiny Tyler Keynote Session: Campbell Hough Campbell Hough opens Cleft Con with an empowering keynote about her experiences of … unapologetically you. Navigating Insurance and Advocacy – Empowering Families in the Cleft Journey Speakers: Tiffiny Tyler, Steph Heinz, Monica Bush, Jessica Jones Moderator: Iva Ballou Understanding insurance coverage and advocating for …
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… Financial Assistance Depending on where you live, clefts surgeries and other comprehensive cleft care can be expensive. Smile Train provides financial support to cleft teams across 75+ countries so they have resources to provide free care. …
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To Young People with Clefts, from Cleft Con '24

… To Young People with Clefts, from Cleft Con ‘24 You are NEVER alone  If there’s one thing that unites nearly every person with a cleft it’s that, at some point or another, they’ve felt all alone, misunderstood, underestimated — even by … didn't have a choice over whether to have a cleft. What I do have a choice over is what I make of it and what I do with my life. Brooke : Now that I’ve built my confidence, it’s okay if people ask me questions about my cleft. Ruth : Having a … that everyone's older and can understand it better. Everyone is very supportive and happy that I can tell my story.  On Bullying Kenny:  One of my strategies to manage [bullies], particularly as I got a bit older into my teenage years, was …
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Guidance Related to Nutrition Care Provision

… have feeding difficulties and are malnourished should also be provided with appropriate feeding and nutrition services. Smile Train’s partners are encouraged to provide feeding counselling, nutrition assessment, and nutrition support as a standard of care to all patients. Smile Train works to assist its partners by: providing financial support through this nutrition grant, building capacity … needed to ensure effective, appropriate, and safe feeding and nutrition care to all patients in need who are managed by Smile Train’s partners. 2) Definitions Feeding counselling : This is the interactive process in which the health provider …
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Speech Therapist App Privacy Policy

… Speech Therapist App Privacy Policy Speech Therapist App Privacy Policy Last Updated: October 21, 2021 Smile Train Speech Therapist App (the “ App ”) is a mobile application owned and operated by  … for the following purposes: to administer and provide the App and Services, including to enable Users to create, update, and maintain Client profiles; to contact and communicate with you in connection with the App and Services and to … If you would like to stop receiving newsletters or other marketing or promotional messages, notifications, or updates, you may do so by following the unsubscribe instructions that appear in these e-mail communications, or you may …
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Bravery And Courage Also Run In Her Family

… also felt her baby looked just like her husband, Alejandro, so they named her Andrea, after him. The following months tested Jeann’s resolve and optimism like never before. Andrea’s cleft prevented her from breastfeeding. Jeann and …
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Teresa Bridges: Love Yourself and Respect Others

… was, and Teresa found incredible consolation in the knowledge that her daughter was well-accepted by her peers. Aboard Smile Train Teresa has made it her lifelong goal to help children and adults born with clefts. Even if her dreams of … Philippines to help children with clefts. The work made a deep impression on her, and she longed to do more. In 2020, Smile Train reached out and asked if she would like to join the Cleft Community Advisory Council (CCAC) , the …
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Kaqui Finds Love and Happiness After 19 Years

… no time. He visited the hospital, made an appointment, and never looked back. Kaqui and a member of his cleft team at Smile Train partner Centro Evangelico de Medicina do Lubango Kaqui is now 24. After cleft surgery, he was able to find a … Read more stories from Africa Madagascar Aug 7, 2025 Rasoafine Gave Up Hope of Getting Cleft Surgery — Then She Found Smile Train Madagascar Jun 3, 2025 This Teacher Watched Her Student Thrive with Cleft Care Zimbabwe May 9, 2025 Siriza …
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A Nurse's Commitment

… ward because she felt unable to meet their needs. Then her son was born with a cleft. Celeste Sartori is a nurse at Smile Train partner Sanatorio Argentino in Argentina. For the past twelve years, she has specialized in working with …
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Medical Advisory Board

… of Anesthesiology Aga Khan University Rona Breese Nurse training consultant educator and curriculum co-developer, Smile Train Africa Postgraduate Certificate in Health Professions Education, University of York 2020 BA (Hons) …
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Dealing With Healthcare Provider Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic

… kitty.jenkin@lifebox.org This session will be available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. It is hosted by the Smile Train - Lifebox Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative in partnership with Ariadne Labs , The Act for Health … a Ugandan anesthesiologist and a lecturer at the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University. She attended medical school and completed her Masters at Makerere University. She currently does her clinical practice at the Uganda Heart Institute. Elizabeth is currently the …

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