Thousand Smiles Foundation

New article on Ensendagazette.com
Club Rotario Centenaria Selflessly Serves Ensenada Communities
In the mid-1980s, Ensenada’s Club Rotario Centenaria saw a need for professional medical treatment for underprivileged children with cleft palates and craniofacial deformities. Seeking help in forming a field surgical clinic at the Cruz Roja (Red Cross) Hospital in Ensenada, the club approached Thousand Smiles Foundation, a non-profit organization conceived in 1985 by a group of Rotarians from the San Diego area who were involved in a cleft palate surgery project. Read the article

08.17.04 - A Note from JB Dental... Thanks Shawn! All of us are making our living off JB Dental Supply Company and the dental industry. Shawn Moore puts as much back into the industry as he is taking out and we all need to recognize his contributions to Thousand Smiles.... more>

07.2004 - Local Rotarians Offer Free Medical, Dental Services to Children in Mexico. By Dr. Steve Leighty, 49er Breakfast Rotary Club. - Why do so many mexican children have cleft lips? This is a common question I have been asked. Actually, mexican children have no more clefts than children in other countries... more.

03.15.02 - The Rotarian, Medical Mission Has Thousands Smiling by Matthew C.Brown, assitant editor of Tthe Rotarian. - "It all started with Rotary," Terry Tanaka says when asked about the evolution of the Thousand Smiles Foundation. A member of the Rotary Club of Chula Vista, CA, USA, Tanaka has been involved with the foundation since its inception in 19085, when he spoke to Rotarians in National City, CA, about raising funds for a cleft palate surgery project in Mexico. more...

01.02.02 - ABC News - Medics Heal Broken Smiles Volunteers Offer Free Surgery to Kids in Developing Countries By Mark B. Fallon - The families stand waiting in a line that twists out past the front gate of Hospital General Ensenada in Mexico. Some have traveled two or three days by bus, and they began lining up this morning just as sunlight broke the haze. more...

12.07.01 - Dental Implant Device Gets Unique Turn in Thousand Smiles Program By Jennifer Larson, NurseZone feature writer - When Dr. Jeffrey Moses, DDS, began organizing trips to Mexican communities to provide medical and dental reconstruction to underprivileged children, he knew he would encounter many patients who would need years of follow-up care. He also knew it might require a bit of innovation. more...

11.02.01 - Tricia Hunter: Nurse Becomes Legislative Advocate By Jennifer Larson, NurseZone feature writer - Tricia Hunter, RN, MN, describes herself as "a typical overachiever nurse." She's been an operating room nurse, a student, a politician, a lobbyist, and a volunteer for medical missions. more...