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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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… Dani: Sun, Surf, and Now Smiles Dani: Sun, Surf, and Now Smiles Dani’s mother discovered Smile Train while she was already in the middle of receiving surgery When Dani was born with a cleft, her family knew a …
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… 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 surprised, but did … committed himself to overcoming every and any obstacle between his son and the care he needed. Osawa just before cleft surgery But there was only so much he could do. The family lives in a remote village in Tanzania with no access to … after the surgery that changed his life forever, Osawa received even more incredible news — he was Smile Train’s one-millionth patient. Osawa with his family, after surgery Upon his return from Dar es Salaam, Osawa’s village greeted him …
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… Smile Train Global Cleft Summit Location Smile Train Global Cleft Summit Location Find out the Smile Train Global Cleft Summit Location Home Agenda Speakers Location Location: Houston, Texas The conference will take … and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Conference Center 1250 Moursund Street Houston, TX 77030 … Find out the Smile Train Global Cleft Summit Location … Smile Train Global Cleft Summit Location …
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… 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 family connected with Hospital para el Niño, their local Smile Train partner, when he was just five months old. “The doctor recommended Smile Train to us so … Smile Train’s donors, the local cleft team was able to provide Jesus’s cleft surgery and speech therapy sessions completely free for his family! Jesus before and after cleft care Jesus’s father, Nazario, gets choked up when he talks about …
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… Cutting 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 … program at NYU in 1984 and served until he retired from clinical practice in 2014. His research activities include computer based craniofacial morphometrics, intraoperative bone fragment positioning and animation of cleft surgery. His research at present involves development of a biophysically accurate cleft lip surgery simulator. Dr. Larry Hollier, MD, FACS, FAAP Chairman Smile Train Global MAB Larry H. …
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… 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 and hearing only, “Sorry, can you repeat that?”. Begging other … to leave you alone, but the laughter gets louder each time you open your mouth. For so many people with clefts this is common. Speech issues are one of the most severe — and most often overlooked — consequences of having a cleft. Even after surgery, people with clefts can struggle to be understood when they speak, leading to a lifetime of frustration and …
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… Sra. Poskitt Helps Her Students Turn Trash into Smiles Sra. Poskitt 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) …
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… 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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… 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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… 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 …