Alliance For Smiles International, Inc.

Our goal is to forever improve the lives of children and communities impacted by cleft lip and palate by providing free comprehensive treatment, while building local capacity for long-term care.

Alliance for Smiles organizes and sends surgical teams to sites for two week missions. A surgical team is comprised of approximately 15 medical volunteers, supported by approximately 5 non-medical volunteers. During a mission 70 to 100 under-served children receive surgery for cleft lip & palate anomalies. The AfS team works side-by-side with local medical practitioners to exchange ideas on proper medical techniques and procedures, as well as to provide follow-up care.

Alliance for Smiles also helps to establish and maintain permanent centers to provide follow-up treatment and continuing care to children who have received surgery. The objectives and activities of the centers include dental treatment, speech therapy, parental education and psychological counseling.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when travel was impossible, we launched a Virtual Education Initiative to deliver training to our international partners remotely via online formats. We have provided training to medical professionals and students to enhance their ability to provide effective patient care.

Alliance for Smiles has hundreds of doctors and trained medical staff who provide treatment and training. We work with local international organizations, especially Rotary International, and partners on the ground in other countries to help support our work. We have never had a mission without sufficient supplies, staff, funds or resources.

We have established seven international treatment centers, worked in 15 countries and donated over $33,000,000 in medical services to children in need. We plan to continue to grow by moving into new countries and expanding our treatment centers while also training locals, both remotely and in person, to continue after we leave the country.