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… ended up at Amendeep Hospital, where the staff told them that, thanks to their partnership with an organization called Smile Train, Paulwin’s cleft surgery — and all other vital cleft care she would ever need to live, grow, and thrive — … misaligned. Learning to speak without a roof to her mouth made her difficult to understand even years later. That’s why Smile Train works closely with our partners to ensure our patients always have access to the full range of high-quality care they need to not only smile but thrive, right in their own backyards. Paulwin is ready to make her debut on the world stage As Paulwin grew, …
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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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… Tie-Dye When Life Gets Messy, Grace Makes Tie-Dye Grace combined her two passions by hosting a tie-dye party to benefit Smile Train. Grace is a Smile Train Student Ambassador from Skokie, Illinois. She shares her inspirational journey with us below. Being born with … to me. But the best thing to happen to me last year actually occurred shortly after my braces came off when I discovered Smile Train and their Student Ambassadors program on a random Instagram scroll. I immediately signed up and was just as …
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… A Growing Challenge, a Growing Commitment A Growing Challenge, a Growing Commitment Smile Train-Lifebox Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative content series In Eastern Africa, lack of access to pediatric … of preventable causes each year. To save lives, it will take investment from stakeholders at all levels, including policymakers and governments. Professor Miliard Derbew is a pediatric surgeon from Ethiopia. Professor Derbew is Chief … the challenges providers face in providing safe surgical pediatric care in the region, and how partnerships like the Smile Train-Lifebox Safe Surgery and Anesthesia Initiative can help to strengthen surgical systems. I have been …
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… A Rocky Road to a Better Life Humera: A Rocky Road to a Better Life Life was difficult for Humera’s family. But with Smile Train’s help, they were able to find support and hope. Before Mehjabeen and Faisal had Humera, their firstborn … breathe. They were advised not to take her outside for fear of infection. Eventually, Faisal and Mehjabeen learned about Smile Train at the Godrej Memorial Hospital. They were incredibly grateful that the surgery would be free, as they were … also encouraging and supportive: they gave them guidance throughout the process. When Humera’s parents first saw her new smile, they considered it a miracle. They could hardly believe that was their daughter smiling back at them. Their family …
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… 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 opportunities 95+ countries where Smile Train …
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… Simulare Medical, a Division of Smile Train, Announces Patent-Pending Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Simulator Smile Train Announces Patent-Pending Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Simulator New Simulator to Accelerate the Learning … Ultimately Further Care for Cleft-Affected Children FORT WORTH, TEXAS – March 30, 2022 – Simulare Medical, a Division of Smile Train, Inc., has launched the newest innovation in its growing line of high-fidelity cleft surgical simulators, the …
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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 … After Primary Palatoplasty Evaluation of maxillary alveolar reconstruction using a resorbable collagen sponge with recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 in cleft lip and palate patients Novel rare variations in IRF6 in subjects …
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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 …