Smile Train

Smile Train Celebrates National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month

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Monday, July 1, 2019
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NEW YORK, July 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --As part of this year's celebration for National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month (NCCAPM) this July, Smile Train , the world's largest cleft organization invites everyone around the world to get involved in helping us spread awareness for children with clefts globally.

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  • NEW YORK, July 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --As part of this year's celebration for National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month (NCCAPM) this July, Smile Train , the world's largest cleft organization invites everyone around the world to get involved in helping us spread awareness for children with clefts globally.
  • To show our support for children with clefts, Smile Train will be launching a few key initiatives throughout the month and would love for you to get involved.
  • Please see a list of activities below:
    #SmileMaker Social Media Campaign Smile Train is excited to be celebrating this month and helping to raise awareness about clefts and other craniofacial conditions.
  • Smile Train empowers local medical professionals with training, funding, and resources to provide free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children globally.

Smile Train Joins Kenyan and Philippines Ministries of Health and Global Surgery Stakeholders at WHA Side Event to Accelerate Progress Towards Surgical Equity in UHC

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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For more than 5 billion people around the world, safe, affordable, and timely surgical and anesthesia care remains out of reach.

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  • For more than 5 billion people around the world, safe, affordable, and timely surgical and anesthesia care remains out of reach.
  • The potential for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) to ensure surgical equity through essential interventions has created an opportunity to redefine global health.
  • Smile Train empowers local medical professionals with training, funding, and resources to provide free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children globally.
  • To learn more about how Smile Train's sustainable approach means donations have both an immediate and long-term impact, please visit smiletrain.org .

Smile Train Celebrates 20 Years of Impact and More than One Million Lives Changed

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Friday, May 3, 2019
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Smile Train's 20th Anniversary Gala honors the memory of the organization's founder Charles B. Wang and officially launches the organization's year-long global celebrations of impact.

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  • Smile Train's 20th Anniversary Gala honors the memory of the organization's founder Charles B. Wang and officially launches the organization's year-long global celebrations of impact.
  • "Smile Train-supported cleft programs have grown significantly over the last 20 years.
  • Unlike other cleft charities, Smile Train strengthens local health systems; building hope and confidence for both patients and communities-at-large.
  • To learn more about how Smile Train's sustainable approach means donations have both an immediate and long-term impact, please visit smiletrain.org .

Study Predicts Ideal Cleft Lip Patients for Procedures in Ambulatory Surgical Centers

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Thursday, March 14, 2019
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"The shift toward using ASCs for cleft lip repair surgery is being driven by a growing interest to reduce medical costs," said Victor Chang, lead researcher.

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  • "The shift toward using ASCs for cleft lip repair surgery is being driven by a growing interest to reduce medical costs," said Victor Chang, lead researcher.
  • The study, Predicting the Ideal Patient for Ambulatory Cleft Lip Repair, used uplift modeling to demonstrate which patients can be ideally treated in an ASC.
  • Research focused on 2,881 patients under the age of 18 who underwent a cleft repair in California between 2007-2011, the largest study of this type ever conducted.
  • Researchers concluded that surgeons selected patients for ASC cleft repairs based on demographics, absence of certain diagnoses, and the total number and type of procedures.

Smile Train Kicks Off 'Give Smiles' Campaign on Biggest Giving Day of the Year, Giving Tuesday

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018
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Smile Train is asking supporters to donate and #GiveSmiles on Giving Tuesday, with the goal of raising $130,000 to provide cleft care to an additional 520 children in honor of the day.

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  • Smile Train is asking supporters to donate and #GiveSmiles on Giving Tuesday, with the goal of raising $130,000 to provide cleft care to an additional 520 children in honor of the day.
  • Smile Train will also be participating in a livestream on Giving Tuesday hosted by Devin Thorpe.
  • To learn more about Smile Train or to donate and 'Give Smiles' during this holiday season, visit: smiletrain.org/givesmiles.
  • To learn more about how Smile Train's sustainable approach means donations have both an immediate and long-term impact, please visit smiletrain.org .

Smile Train Celebrated Its 100,000th Cleft Surgery Milestone in Africa

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018
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NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- From October 21-22, Smile Train , the world's largest cleft organization, celebrated its 100,000th cleft surgery milestone in Africa with a number of different activities planned each day.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- From October 21-22, Smile Train , the world's largest cleft organization, celebrated its 100,000th cleft surgery milestone in Africa with a number of different activities planned each day.
  • Smile Train empowers local medical professionals with training and education so that they can provide free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children in their own communities.
  • The strength of the organization's local partnerships throughout Africa has made the 100,000th cleft surgery milestone possible.
  • As a part of the celebration, Smile Train Africa hosted the following activities from October 21-22:
    October 21 Smile Train hosted a Family Fun Day to kick off the milestone celebration with former cleft patients and their families.

Smile Train launches the "I Create Smiles" Campaign on World Smile Day® 2018

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Friday, October 5, 2018
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NEW YORK, Oct.5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Today people all over the world celebrate World Smile Day (WSD), a day devoted to smiles and acts of kindness.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct.5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Today people all over the world celebrate World Smile Day (WSD), a day devoted to smiles and acts of kindness.
  • In honor of this year's World Smile Day, Smile Train , the world's largest cleft organization, launched the "I Create Smiles" campaign to celebrate the impact that Smile Train's supporters and partners have made on the lives of more than one million children with clefts around the globe.
  • Check out all of the ways Smile Train is celebrating World Smile Day this year:
    The Americas: Oct. 1-5,Smile Train will hold their first all-Americas Cleft Week to raise awareness for children with clefts.
  • World Smile Day was created by Harvey Ball who believed that everyone should devote one day each year to smiles and acts of compassion throughout the world.

William Lautman, Managing Partner of Nexus Health Capital Donates $1.5 Million to Smile Train to Expand Multi-Year Partnership to Bring Forever Smiles to Children in Argentina

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Monday, September 24, 2018
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Smile Train advances a sustainable solution and scalable global health model for cleft treatment, drastically improving children's lives, including their ability to eat, breathe, speak, and ultimately thrive.

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  • Smile Train advances a sustainable solution and scalable global health model for cleft treatment, drastically improving children's lives, including their ability to eat, breathe, speak, and ultimately thrive.
  • Announcing the gifts, William Lautman said, "I am honored to support Smile Train and the tireless hours this organization dedicates to helping children with clefts.
  • "Smile Train is extremely grateful for Mr. Lautman's continued generosity and support to help children with clefts, specifically in Argentina," said Susannah Schaefer, President and CEO of Smile Train.
  • Nexus Health Capital was founded by William (Bill) Lautman, and is based in New York and Dallas.

Candid Co. Announces First 'Candid Smiles Back' Partnership with Smile Train to Bring Smiles to Children Born with Clefts

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Thursday, April 19, 2018
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The partnership is the first to come out of the 'Candid Smiles Back' initiative, which is committed to making orthodontic treatment more accessible and improving lives worldwide.

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  • The partnership is the first to come out of the 'Candid Smiles Back' initiative, which is committed to making orthodontic treatment more accessible and improving lives worldwide.
  • Candid's partnership will support Smile Train's ability to provide 100%-free cleft repair surgery and comprehensive cleft care through medical professionals in their own communities.
  • "Smile Train is extremely proud to be partnering with Candid Co. to provide children with clefts throughout the Americas the orthodontic treatment they need," said Masha Feiguinova, Smile Train's Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships.
  • Smile Train provides free cleft surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children in developing countries.