We are "transforming the state of oral health" in the entire municipality of San Juan del Sur, according to the Hospital Director & community leaders.
25,000+
People have received dental treatments and education
across 40 villages and 55 schools
across 40 villages and 55 schools
We educate and treat 5000+ people each year in rural mobile clinics and schools. Repetition is paramount! Everybody keeps learning about oral health, each child receives a toothbrush/paste 2-3x per year, and we are reducing the incidence of dental caries in this vulnerable population.
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Amazing young women have received poverty-breaking university scholarships. Three dentistry students will join our oral health program and serve their own communities as doctors! We believe in the incubator model of philanthropy.
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15+
Nicaraguan businesses supported by Sonrisas Felices as partners/suppliers, including 3 women-owned private dental clinics that provide advanced care to rural patients.
We are an engine of local innovation and entrepreneurship in a weak economy. If "think globally, act locally" is a value you cherish, you've found its essence in Sonrisas Felices.
We are an engine of local innovation and entrepreneurship in a weak economy. If "think globally, act locally" is a value you cherish, you've found its essence in Sonrisas Felices.