Smile Train Cleft Center

Smile Train is an international non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to provide free surgical treatments for children born with cleft lip and palate all over the world through more than 2000 partner hospitals.

Smile Train Cleft Centre, Peradeniya is the main cleft centre in Sri Lanka which provide free surgical treatments to children born with cleft lip and palate. The centre was established at the Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya in 2002 in order to improve the safety and quality of standards of cleft reconstructive surgeries and overall care by providing financial, technical, and other support.

The service objectives of the centre are providing free surgical treatments and engaging in activities to improve the quality and standards of care of the patients with cleft lip and palate. This includes procurement of surgical and anaesthetic equipment, consumables, and training of the staff in management of patients with cleft lip and palate. The academic objectives of the centre are to promote scientific activities such as research, conferences, and publication in the field of cleft lip and palate.