is to deliver “Smiles for Everyone” by providing free dental care to those in need.
As the founding sponsor, Smile Brands Inc. has been instrumental in making our mission a reality. Through their unwavering support, resources, and shared commitment to delivering compassionate dental care, we’ve been able to bring smiles to communities around the world.
Since 2011, our Community Smile Projects and International Smile Projects have delivered thousands of smiles around the world and counting! Our goal is to ensure that Smiles for Everyone truly means everyone, regardless of their lifestyle or where they live.
Discover the powerful stories, photos, and milestones that define the Smiles for Everyone Foundation. From life-changing dental missions to the dedicated volunteers behind them, our annual magazine brings you inside the moments that matter most.
Discover inspiring moments from our global dental outreaches—real stories of hope, healing, and brighter futures. See how every smile we restore transforms lives and communities around the world.
When floods devastated Chiang Mai, the SFEF Thailand team stayed behind to provide dental care to those in desperate need. Honored as the Henry Schein Cares Story of the Year, this act of courage and compassion shows the power of showing up—even in the darkest moments.
Smiles for Everyone Foundation has launched its first international shipment of dental supplies to Rwanda, with Ghana next in line. Thanks to Henry Schein, our teams now have the tools they need to focus on what matters most: caring for patients.
Smiles for Everyone Foundation proudly launched its 8th international outpost in Rwanda! With Dr. Jesse Wong leading the charge, the team is preparing to deliver dental care to 4,200 students this school break—and build a foundation for long-term impact.
We are grateful for our sponsors who help further our mission of providing free dental care to individuals in need both at home and around the world.
Ghana won the 2024 Outpost of the Year Award for its outstanding work. By partnering with the Ghana Health Service, this outpost has recruited and assigned dentists to each district of the Ashanti region, ensuring comprehensive care.
Using innovative strategies and technology to increase efficiency and overcome barriers, the Mexico outpost is connected with key universities in the area to collaborate with dental school students.
The team also opened a Smiles Dental Consultation Room for patients who need follow-up from the larger outreaches.
A dedicated team of volunteer dentists provide much-needed care to communities in need. This year, the outpost partnered with a youth organization, offering services and education to children and adolescents who otherwise don’t have access to dental care.
Paraguay was our first outpost, and began with one doctor serving once a month.
Today, the Paraguay team operates a mobile clinic, partners with dentists at their clinics, and runs a program at Guternburg School.
Operating from two locations (Mindanao and Luzon), the Philippines team bring dental care to those most in need, including PDLs (Persons Deprived of Liberty) in city jails and remote tribes like T’boli tribe that often require seven hours or more of travel over rough roads to reach them.
Launched in January 2025, our newest outpost is led by Dr. Jesse Wong, a Canadian dentist who has lived in Rwanda for 10+ years.
With just two dentists for every 100,000 people in the country, the team is gearing up to treat over 4,000 people in their first year of operation, meeting serious needs in the region, where tooth decay in up to 50% of children is due to high levels of fluoride in the drinking water.
Working tirelessly to build partnerships and expand operations, our Thailand outpost has served schools, communities and remote tribes.
In 2024, they have placed their focus to serving refugees from Myanmar, the homeless, children in orphanages, and sex workers—those who have the least access to dental care.
Though they faced economic challenges and massive regional flooding in 2024, the Laos team worked hard to serve their community, including students attending a monastary. This outpost was organically developed by the Thai team, and the two regularly do outreach together.