Dentsply Sirona and Smile Train

Dentsply Sirona is the world’s largest diversified manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies. The company develops, manufactures, and markets comprehensive solutions, including dental and oral health products as well as other consumable medical devices. As The Dental Solutions Company, Dentsply Sirona’s products provide innovative, high-quality, and effective solutions to advance patient care and deliver better and safer dentistry.

Advancing the Future of Cleft Care

In September of 2021, Smile Train and Dentsply Sirona launched a five-year partnership to improve access to global oral health and create a brighter, more sustainable future for cleft-affected children and families worldwide. Our joint goal is to improve the entire spectrum of cleft care, leveraging advanced dental technologies for safe, efficient, and expert patient care.

Dentsply Sirona’s $5 million USD financial donation to Smile Train will advance the future of cleft care by:

• Developing the first-ever global treatment standards and best practices for digitized cleft care: https://www.fdiworlddental.org/digital-cleft-care
  • This site features our global cleft treatment workflows and two videos demonstrating them on real patients.
  • It also includes our “Digitalization in Comprehensive Cleft Care” Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
• Implementing an International Scholars Program through in-person and virtual training and learning opportunities for Smile Train’s local oral health partners.

• Providing R&D and innovation know-how, including high-tech equipment, to develop state-of-the-art cleft treatment centers.

• Making Dentsply Sirona’s entire online catalog of clinical education courses available to all of Smile Train’s local oral health partners.
• Offering financial support for cleft surgeries. So far, our partnership has made more than 5,500 free, life-changing surgeries possible in 18 countries globally.

Dentsply Sirona is working to ensure the benefits of this partnership have a lasting impact. Our collaboration is focused on establishing global oral healthcare training initiatives that equip our local oral health partner professionals with the skills they need to bring the highest standard of care to every Smile Train patient.

About Dentsply Sirona

Partners since: 2021
Partnership Type: Financial Contribution, In-kind support, Technology Solutions
Industry: Dental Solutions
Website: Dentsply Sirona