Who are we?
Operation Smile at UC Davis' Goal is:
Operation Smile at UC Davis is a club affiliated with the National Smile Organization, and our goal centers around spreading awareness for those affected by cleft lip and palate.
We commonly organize service projects that help raise funds for cleft surgeries or events that support our local Yolo County!
Moreover, because we are a student-run organization, we believe in the importance of supporting our fellow peers! We know how stressful balancing academic and social life can be, so providing personal, social, and academic support to students interested in pursuing health-related careers is just one of the many services our club provides!
Creating a supportive community to educate oral health care can also help students pursuing the dental field along the way.
If you're interested or are looking to get involved with our mission, contact us through social media (FB, IG, e-mail) or come visit our weekly meetings during the academic quarter!
Thank you and hope to see you!
We commonly organize service projects that help raise funds for cleft surgeries or events that support our local Yolo County!
Moreover, because we are a student-run organization, we believe in the importance of supporting our fellow peers! We know how stressful balancing academic and social life can be, so providing personal, social, and academic support to students interested in pursuing health-related careers is just one of the many services our club provides!
Creating a supportive community to educate oral health care can also help students pursuing the dental field along the way.
If you're interested or are looking to get involved with our mission, contact us through social media (FB, IG, e-mail) or come visit our weekly meetings during the academic quarter!
Thank you and hope to see you!
If you are interested in the overall National Operation Smile Organization Goal:
They are an international children’s medical charity that heals children’s smiles, forever changing their lives.
As stated on their page, OS is an
" international charity for children, we measure ourselves by the joy we see on all of the faces we help. At Operation Smile, we’re more than a charity. More than an NGO. We’re a mobilized force of medical professionals and caring hearts who provide safe, effective reconstructive surgery and related medical care for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate.
Every three minutes a child is born with a cleft. One in 10 of those children will die before their first birthday. The children who survive are often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile. In some places, they are shunned and rejected. And in too many cases, their parents can’t afford to give them the surgeries they need to live a productive life.
Every child deserves access to safe, quality surgical care. Every child deserves a future filled with hope.
That’s where we come in as the largest volunteer-based medical charity providing free cleft surgeries. Since 1982, Operation Smile — through the help of dedicated medical volunteers — has provided more than 3.5 million comprehensive patient evaluations and over 200,000 free surgeries for children and young adults born with facial deformities. Our work creates a lasting global impact. We train local doctors in developing countries and strengthen healthcare systems so more children in some of the poorest areas in the world can be treated.
As one of the most prominent charities for children in the world, we work in over 60 countries to heal children’s smiles and bring hope for a better future. Together, we are saving children’s lives.
Thanks to the generosity and spirit of volunteerism shown by our supporters, we heal thousands of children per year. With your help, how many lives can we change tomorrow?"
As stated on their page, OS is an
" international charity for children, we measure ourselves by the joy we see on all of the faces we help. At Operation Smile, we’re more than a charity. More than an NGO. We’re a mobilized force of medical professionals and caring hearts who provide safe, effective reconstructive surgery and related medical care for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate.
Every three minutes a child is born with a cleft. One in 10 of those children will die before their first birthday. The children who survive are often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile. In some places, they are shunned and rejected. And in too many cases, their parents can’t afford to give them the surgeries they need to live a productive life.
Every child deserves access to safe, quality surgical care. Every child deserves a future filled with hope.
That’s where we come in as the largest volunteer-based medical charity providing free cleft surgeries. Since 1982, Operation Smile — through the help of dedicated medical volunteers — has provided more than 3.5 million comprehensive patient evaluations and over 200,000 free surgeries for children and young adults born with facial deformities. Our work creates a lasting global impact. We train local doctors in developing countries and strengthen healthcare systems so more children in some of the poorest areas in the world can be treated.
As one of the most prominent charities for children in the world, we work in over 60 countries to heal children’s smiles and bring hope for a better future. Together, we are saving children’s lives.
Thanks to the generosity and spirit of volunteerism shown by our supporters, we heal thousands of children per year. With your help, how many lives can we change tomorrow?"