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Operation Smile

Overview
Headquarters: 
Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Populations Served: 
Children and Youth
Families
About Us
Mission: 

Through our expertise in treating cleft lip and cleft palate, we create solutions that deliver safe surgery to people where it’s needed most.

Programs: 

Supported by more than 6,000 volunteers from over 60 countries, we provide world-class cleft care that transforms children’s lives in more than 30 countries. With your help, we’ve built the local capacity to provide surgery and dental care for thousands of children each year. Learn more about our global approach.

The commitment we make to patients often only begins with surgery. Children born with cleft conditions often require multiple surgical procedures, dentistry, orthodontics, speech therapy and psychosocial care throughout their youth. Our teams encompass a wide range of medical specialists, all professionally certified and committed to providing excellent care for our patients at every stage of their treatment.

We provide every aspect of cleft care that is needed at no cost to families we serve.

industry: 
Nonprofit