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… Smile Train and the University of California, Santa Cruz Introduce Virtual Reality App to Address Cyberbullying and Support the Psychosocial Health of Children Smile Train and the University of California, Santa Cruz Introduce Virtual Reality App to Address Cyberbullying and Support the Psychosocial Health of Children The VR app, Smile Proud, offers children a safe, interactive space to build confidence and practice social skills Santa Cruz, CA – …
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… With COVID-19 straining supply chains and PPE availability around the globe, surgical teams are at increased risk, especially in low- and middle- income countries. These risks and complications provoke anxiety and uncertainty among surgical teams – Dr. Faye Evans, a member of Smile Train’s … Hospital and has witnessed this firsthand. “For anesthesia providers, the care we provide puts us at increased risk,” she says. “The presence of operating room air filtration, HEPA filters, and a scavenging system for exhaled …
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… Smile Train to Serve as International Sponsor for the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) 78th Annual Meeting Smile Train to Serve as International Sponsor for ACPA 78th Annual Meeting 900+ attendees from 40 countries will explore … Association (ACPA)’s 78th Annual Meeting will virtually convene more than 900 attendees from 40 countries. Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft lip and palate organization, will serve as International Sponsor for the meeting …
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… and Practice app, delivering free speech therapy activities for children with clefts everywhere on earth, launches in Spanish. 2016 A landmark peer-reviewed study demonstrates how one cleft surgery can contribute up to $50,000 to the … and Practice app, delivering free speech therapy activities for children with clefts everywhere on earth, launches in Spanish. 2016 A landmark peer-reviewed study demonstrates how one cleft surgery can contribute up to $50,000 to the …
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… with the surgery they could not afford. But when a complication arose, they had already left the country. Thankfully, Smile Train's local partners are always there. Rosa and her husband were living and working on a finca (ranch) in … the mission group was no longer in the area to address the on-going issues. Thankfully, Rosa found FISULAB, a local Smile Train partner in Bogotá helping children 365 days a year, and Oscar finally received the additional cleft treatment … syringe method]. Neitan got better — it was such a relief,” said Rosa. When Neitan was three months old, he received a Smile Train-supported cleft lip surgery at FISULAB. Then, he went on to receive four more supported surgeries as well as …
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… Inside the First Cleft Nutrition Training in Central America Inside the First Cleft Nutrition Training in Central America Smile Train-SPOON Foundation curriculum gives babies with clefts the gift of a lifetime The moment a baby is born with a … require specialized feeding counseling and support to avoid becoming severely malnourished. A 2021 study commissioned by Smile Train found that, globally, more than 46,000 children under five died of cleft-related malnutrition between 2000 … delays or stunted growth because of malnutrition . The struggles are exponentially worse for babies with clefts. For Smile Train, these facts made another one crystal clear: We needed to get these babies the urgent nutritional support …
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… workshops for parents and colleagues who work with children with repaired cleft palates. She has developed videos in Spanish and English for parents and professionals on strategies to address cleft palate speech. She has led speech …
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… Advisory Board and founder of Leaders Project at Teachers College, Columbia University. Speech Resources All English Spanish French Portuguese Mandarin Bahasa Hindi Other Practice Games Speech Games & Books: How to Practice Cleft Speech …
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… and interactive discussion boards. While the course is currently available in English, the partners will add French, Spanish, and Portuguese language versions this year to increase its global reach. In addition, Dentsply Sirona, FDI and …
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… Smile Train’s Next Stop: Paraguay Smile Train’s Next Stop: Paraguay Building a sustainable, local foundation for success in our newest partner country. … would drop in sporadically to provide cleft surgery to a lucky few before packing up and flying away. But Silvia Backes, Smile Train’s Program Manager for South America, refused to see these babies in need get left behind. So from her home in …
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… with excitement for the opportunity to learn from her. And she was just as eager to learn from them. Lidia speaks Spanish and used it to get to know each of the two dozen kids in attendance. Her concern was so genuine, her rapport with …