The 1,000 Smiles Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on care of the less fortunate children in Mexico who suffer from lack of dental care and from maxillo-facial deformities such as cleft palate.
Due to the popular success of our student participation program in the dental clinic, it has become necessary to monitor the number of students who work in each dental clinic. If you are a dental or pre dental student you must send an email to mina@rlcequip.com to confirm your place at the August clinic. Please include your school name, whether you are pre-dental or a dental student, your status at the school (soph. Jr etc.), and any previous dental experience. No experience is necessary, and we like a variety of backgrounds. We need to manage this program because of its popularity, over a dozen pre-dent programs exist in southern California. You will not have a seat on the bus, not be able to attend the clinic if you have not reserved a position with Dr. Irwin, the dental clinic supervisor. You will receive a confirmation email if there is an open position. If you don’t receive a confirmation, please do not attend. Every attempt will be made to be fair to all students in rotation of positions. TSF greatly appreciates your commitment to our children.
Important - Passports are now required to return to the United States. Click on the following link for full information . Bus transportation available for $35.00 per person. for information regarding the bus. Thousand Smiles reccomends the Hotel or . Ask for a special Thousand Smiles Rate.
Then Old Mission Rotary, Francis Parker Interact Club and Thousand Smiles Foundation want you! The 3rd Annual “So you think you have talent San Diego” is looking for contestants for it’s live May 18 show. Audition videos are due by April 12, 2013 for all ages. For more information on how to audition, please visit for rules and instructions.
Many thanks for Domitila Vazquez and Rafael Alvarez who asked their family and friends to donate to Thousand Smiles at their wedding October 20th. Together, they donated over $850. to help needy children in Baja. We wish them much happiness and are grateful for their generosity.
We would like to announce our appreciation for who have been so generous with support lately.
A special thanks goes out the Francis Parker Interact Club for their recent $400 donation. Please know that you will give a smile to a cleft baby for your efforts!
A special thank you to Veronica Morales RDH BSDH, and to her parents and friends who started the TSF backpack project for our surgery patients. It's a wonderfully creative idea, that serves a very practical purpose! Well done!
THANK YOU!
Thousand Smiles Foundation wishes to thank the Rotary club of Monarch Beach, and long time TS volunteer, Dr. Mark Cruz for a much needed $27,000 matching grant for medical and surgical instruments. This grant was partnered by our friends Jose Cuisine and the Club Rotario Ensenada Centenaria. We appreciate all who worked so hard to help our kids!
A special thanks goes out the Francis Parker Interact Club for their recent $400 donation. Please know that you will give a smile to a cleft baby for your efforts!