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Regional - Smile Train Center

The Congenital Lip and Palate anomaly has a very important place in Health care due to Epidemiology, Etiology, Surgery, Orthodontic, Speech Pathology and Prosthetic Rehabilitation. These children are handicapped right from birth for breast feeding, deglutition, recurrent naso-bronchial infection, defective speech, deafness, improper growth and development of maxillary arch and face, affecting the total personality of the individual.

The Medical Professionals have a responsibility to rehabilitate these children aesthetically, psychologically and functionally. Correct age for Cleft Lip surgery is 3 months; correct age for Palate surgery is 6 months to 1 year and 2 months to get best speech. The District Collector, The District Rehabilitation Officer and the Project Officer ICDS of each and every district of Tamilnadu are playing a vital role to conduct Cleft Lip/Palate Screening Camps. The smiles are possible only because of the grant assistance by the The Smile Train USA.


Facilities Available

Website: http://www.smilemmhrc.org

  • In Cleft Palate, Levator Palati Muscles Mobilization and sutured transversely behind Uvula to improve speech
  • Nasometer, Doctors, Speech Therapist to give Speech Training to Cleft Palate repaired persons every 15 days
  • Free Food and Accommodation for Patients and the attendee
  • Cleft Lip Surgery with Primary Nose correction
  • Hospital stay for Cleft Operated Child until suture removal (7 days)
  • Periodic follow up of all operated cases
  • Counseling and consultation by social workers and related medical professionals

Smile Stone 3333

A remarkable achievement by our hospital towards completing 3333 surgeries. It was a memorable day in the annals of MMHRC when Dr. David T. Hopper, the Consul General, American Consulate in presence of Mrs. Hannah Fuchs and Mr. Sathish Kalra, Regional Director of The Smile Train USA formally inaugurated the smile Train regional Centre on 24th January 2007. we are proud to complete 3333 surgeries successfully by our ale team and with the support of Smile Train USA and thus brought a revolution in the medical history. We thank the smile train partnership with us in bringing confidence in minds of each and every person. Our hospital is indebted to all the PO-ICDs, CEOs, DDROs, District Collect orates, Local, National and International Donors, Well-wishers, banks. Volunteers, NGOs, Media Persons, Government officials for actively helping us to achieve our mission. Still now the programme is completely going on well the vision of bringing of " Cleft Free Society".



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