It’s Day Two in the OR for the Zhaotong 2018 mission. There are 7 surgeries on the schedule today, our first day for palate repairs. Patients range in age from 5 months to 12 years. Today was also the first day for rounds by the surgeons to see the patients from yesterday. They are recovering...
Question: What is the name of the blue ‘sleeve’ this little girl is wearing? Answer: These arm boards are called no-nos and are used to prevent babies from pulling their stitches.
You won’t believe this incredible story from a grateful father! Dear Alliance for Smiles, I want to tell you the story about how I brought my son Ji Wu to you. I was buying vegetables at our village market and heard about a group called “Alliance for Smiles” doing free cleft surgery at HuangShi Central...
One of our longtime volunteers, Dorothy S. Ferreira, has authored this article in RDH, The National Magazine For Dental Hygiene Professionals. “How many of you remember the ad tagline, “Join the ADHA. See the world”? Oh wait, that was for the Army, not dental hygiene. But there is a league of dental hygienists who have...
This Is Ley’s Amazing Story We met Ley during our first mission to Wenzhou China in 2008. She was an adorable 6 year old girl born with a cleft lip and palate. The minute Ley walked into clinic with her easy smile and warm nature, she found her way into the hearts of the whole...
