Aug 08 2008 03:09 pm
Posted by admin under Altruism, Biscayne Dental Group, Charities, Dr. Rita Dargham, Giving Back, Miami Cosmetic Dentist, Miami Sedation Dentist, Rita Dargham, South Florida, Your Smile Miami
Operation Smile
Operation Smile’s dream and vision has long been to help our partner countries become self-sufficient in providing surgeries to their children. To this end, they launched the Build a Dream campaign in October of 2006 to open comprehensive care centers in seven countries worldwide. So far, centers are open in four of the target countries: Honduras, China, Colombia, and Vietnam. Construction is currently under way in Morocco, Brazil and the Philippines.
This means that will-equipped, Operation Smile-trained medical staff can work year-round to provide children in need with free reconstructive surgeries and after-care. Where once they could help 150 or so children in a given year, local teams can now potentially help thousands.
Dr. Rita Dargham was on the Operation Smile team in November 2007 to help children in Etheopia with cleft lip. She continues to be an active member in the organization and awaits her next incredible trip abroad.
