Partnership Expands Vital Community Engagement Programmes for Families Affected by Cleft
The collaboration is in celebration of World Oral Health Day
Announcement comes amid global recognition of World Hearing Day, today, 3 March
Smile Train-supported film aims to inspire meaningful conversations about clefts
The organizations will bring clinical publications to care teams in need of additional resources, helping advance Smile Train’s vision
Smile Train entered a unique three-way partnership with Dentsply Sirona and FDI World Dental Federation (FDI) in 2022 to improve quality and access to oral health - and specifically cleft care globally.
Smile Train-Lifebox holds first Workshop with Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College to improve anaesthesia safety for Ethiopian surgical patients
Smile Train and BioDigital launch the first-ever cleft VR platform experience that allows medical professionals anywhere in the world to join virtual operating rooms together to learn, practise and simulate cleft and palate surgeries
As part of its ongoing global partnership with Smile Train to help children with clefts, Dentsply Sirona provided a new equipment donation and championed a series of fundraising activities to support communities in need access high-quality cleft care. Dentsply Sirona’s actions were recognised through Newsweek’s rankings of America’s Most Responsible Companies of 2023.
Programme expansion includes Yemen and Iraq, countries where previous programmes were interrupted due to conflict.