What is Operation Smile?
Operation Smile is a non-profit volunteer medical services organization providing free reconstructive surgery to children and young adults in 24 developing countries and the United States who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. Medical professionals from around the world come together to volunteer with Operation Smile. Each mission team includes plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, a dentist, speech pathologist, child life specialist and other professionals. Since 1982, Operation Smile volunteers have medically treated more than 98,000 children and young adults.
Some of Operation Smile's partner countries include: Bolivia, Brazil, Jordan, Cambodia, China, India, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Panama
Operation Smile Student Association at IU:
At Indiana University students have formed a club to work as a branch and help raise money for Operation Smile. As a group we engage in volunteer work and host functions to help raise money to the children in need. Sounds like you? Getting involved is easy, simply contact us or come to one of our meetings listed in the events tab!
Operation Smile is a non-profit volunteer medical services organization providing free reconstructive surgery to children and young adults in 24 developing countries and the United States who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. Medical professionals from around the world come together to volunteer with Operation Smile. Each mission team includes plastic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, a dentist, speech pathologist, child life specialist and other professionals. Since 1982, Operation Smile volunteers have medically treated more than 98,000 children and young adults.
Some of Operation Smile's partner countries include: Bolivia, Brazil, Jordan, Cambodia, China, India, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Panama
Operation Smile Student Association at IU:
At Indiana University students have formed a club to work as a branch and help raise money for Operation Smile. As a group we engage in volunteer work and host functions to help raise money to the children in need. Sounds like you? Getting involved is easy, simply contact us or come to one of our meetings listed in the events tab!