A team of Smile Brands dentists volunteered in Asunción, Paraguay in 2011. We treated 200+ children at an orphanage on our first day, shocked by the acuity level.



The next day, we met Ramón, a young boy too sick to join everyone else. As I said hello, I saw a huge, painful abscess on his face. Our team was able to help him, though the doctor who completed the surgery told me Ramón’s level of infection may have killed him.


I couldn’t stop thinking, “What happens to Ramón when we’re not here next week?”

We were leaving soon. But the community needed someone—plus equipment and supplies—to stay.

So, the concept of the outpost was born. A short-term service trip became an ongoing, in-country partnership.

Ramón was placed directly in our path—I know it. He, and others in need like him, are our reason for doing this work—the reason the Smiles For Everyone Foundation exists. We’re giving back in a way that only dental professionals can.

To our dedicated team of volunteer dentists, dental professionals, administrators, and supporters who make this all possible—thank you, thank you, thank you!!!