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… Dentsply Sirona, the world's largest manufacturer of dental products and technologies, recently took their commitment to Smile Train's patients to the next level, generously donating three units of one of their most advanced products, plus … urgent dental issues. Early intervention can mean the difference between a life of pain and isolation and a life of smiles and hope; providing this care, however, has always been a challenge, even in places with wide access to quality … and gives them a more detailed understanding of the anatomy of each patient's mouth," said Dr. Monica Dominguez, Smile Train's Director of Global Oral Health Programs. A doctor bottle feeds a patient at FISULAB While Dentsply's …
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… Karen Chambers Knows All a Second Chance Can Mean Karen Chambers Knows All a Second Chance Can Mean Above all, it means love … one day it will and you just have to believe. You have to just keep loving your children, no matter what.” Share your love with children with clefts around the world. Start your own Smile Train fundraiser today Read more stories from our …
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… Journey Aylen Proudly Shares Her Cleft Journey “When my friends and family see how much progress I’ve made, they give me hugs!” My name is Aylen, and I have a cleft. Aylen and a photo from before cleft treatment In the beginning, my cleft made it difficult for me to eat or be understood. However, I received a lot of support …
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… in schools and at Fundación Ayninakuna, her local Smile Train partner. There, she helps these children receive a full spectrum of care, particularly speech therapy, for as long as they need to speak clearly and with confidence. …
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… the importance of cleft nutrition. In May, community health workers, nurses, social workers, and nutritionists from Smile Train partner hospitals in Burundi, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo convened for a training course on … and support children with cleft lip and cleft palate. This course, a continuation of an initiative launched in 2018 by Smile Train and global nutrition organization SPOON Foundation, focuses not only on training health workers and … surgeries they so desperately need must be delayed. Dr. Esther Nyambura Njoroge, Vice President & Regional Director of Smile Train Africa, has witnessed the devastating toll of malnutrition firsthand. “Malnutrition is a major barrier to …
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… the Shanghai Art Museum. Nanette Fluhr (left) receiving a proclamation for her contribution to the Arts from the Suffolk County Legislature by Legislator Susan A. Berland American Women Artists honored Nanette for her painting, Manu , with … be treasured by future generations,” Nanette says. "The Honorable Margaret Garvey, Justice, Supreme Court of Rockland County ," 37 x 27 in., oil on linen Striking the right balance From her originality to her close attention to detail and …
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… a queen, as she was born with a cleft lip. Fortunately, Alexa received her free life-changing cleft repair surgery from Smile Train at a young age. In Mexico, there is still social stigma against people born with clefts. That's why it was … dancers accompanied Alexa with bright and colorful feathers, masks made out of ayacahuite, and embroidered blankets, but Smile Train partner surgeon Dr. Blas Domínguez, the local surgeon who performed Alexa’s cleft surgery, said her smile was the highlight of the parade. After the event, Smile Train’s Monica Dominguez, Program Director, Mexico and …
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… Circle Conference Sessions Events Conference Apply Working Session: Awareness How can we increase awareness about Smile Train? Led by Luke Zappia, Co-Chair, YLC A Day in the Life: Smile Train Africa A behind the scenes conversation with Dr. Esther Nyambura Njoroge, Senior Vice President, Global …
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… like she did. He didn’t, thanks to you Twenty-seven-year-old Andrea lives in Mendoza, Argentina, with her husband, Franco, and their two sons. She was born with a cleft, as was her youngest, four-year-old Edden. This is her family’s … never wanted to leave her. I would just go out to do the shopping then come home. Andrea today Things changed when I met Franco in school about nine years ago and we got married in 2015. We were so excited when I found out that I was … was falling. I could see what was coming, and it made me very upset. Everything my mom went through with me. Thank God, Franco was also there. From the moment I saw Edden had a cleft, he took care of everything. Generational Change I had …
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… Communication & Outreach Tools Use our ready-made templates to effectively communicate and engage with your community on Smile Train. Looking for Smile Train logos or photos? Reach out to us at community@smiletrain.org . … Fundraising Resources …
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… journey to cleft care in her own words. Ngin lives with her family in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and is the mother of Meng, a Smile Train patient. Below, she shares a candid account of what it was like to have a child with a cleft unexpectedly and … Meng needed it. But then, when Meng was just a few months old, a friend told me that there was an organization called Smile Train that would give her cleft surgery and all the other care she needed free, from doctors at Psar Kraom … three hours after the operation, once the bandages were removed and I could see the results. When I saw my daughter smile for the first time, I was extremely happy and very relieved. Meng gallery Prev Next That was all over seven years …
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… their follow-up question before they could even ask it: because DIF Hidalgo partners with an organization called Smile Train, that day's consultations, along with all the other cleft care Alex would ever need along the way, would be … Their tireless efforts paid off. In just a few months, Alex had gained enough weight to safely receive his first free Smile Train-sponsored cleft surgery. It was a great success. He could now eat and smile and grow along with his peers. It would seem a happy ending, but in truth, the family's cleft story had barely …