Mission/Vision
Operation Smile raises money to help treat _____ and _____
cleft lip, cleft palate
______ is the first step in repairing a cleft condition
surgery
Infants with cleft lip/palate often have trouble ______.
eating
Operation Smile conducts more than 100 medical ________ a year!
missions
Everyone deserves safe ______!
surgery
Op Smile creates solutions to deliver ____ surgeries to people where it's needed most.
safe
Even if care is present, _______ prevents many people from getting surgery.
poverty
Those with cleft palate/cleft lip often face many social ______.
On international missions, medical and nonmedical __________ from around the world deliver exceptional care to patients.
volunteers
Being born with a cleft condition can be _____.
fatal
Op Smile unites individuals under the belief that access to safe surgery is not a ________, but a universal human right.
privilege
Operation Smile’s medical volunteers wish that no family or patient would have to experience being turned away from surgery, but a patient’s ______ is always the first priority.
safety
Social stigma puts these children at additional disadvantages in _________, _________ and marriage.
education, employment
Missions last less than __ weeks.
2
Every ___ minutes, a child is born with cleft lip or cleft palate.
3
Op Smile envisions a future where ______ and _______ are improved through safe surgery.
health, dignity
Surgery can improve a child's ability to ___, _______ and _____.
eat, breathe, speak
Children with cleft conditions may face ________ and social _________.
bullying, isolation
Each mission begins with a ______ _________ for patients.
health screening
The majority of children are unable to receive the medical care they need because it is too ______, ____, or ___________.
costly, far away, specialized
Operation Smile has volunteers representing more than __ countries.
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As many as 93% of children with untreated cleft conditions could die before their ____ birthdays.
20th
2 things that many cultures associate with cleft lip/palate:
an act of god, evil spirits
Missions also include ______ and nutrition therapy, ______ care, _______ and post-operative care
speech, dental, surgery
Op Smile operates in ___ countries
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