SmileDirectClub, Inc. Clear Aligners Now Available At Dentist and Orthodontist Offices
January 14, 2020 at 06:30 pm IST
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SmileDirectClub, Inc. announced plans to offer its clear aligners through the wholesale channel, providing dentists and orthodontists an in-office option in 2020. With the December 31, 2019 expiration of its exclusive supply agreement with Align Technology, Inc., SmileDirectClub will expand access to its clear aligner therapy solutions and open its network to dentists and orthodontists in search of a premium and affordable teeth straightening solution for their patients. SmileDirectClub will support this new distribution channel through its existing clear aligner manufacturing operation in Antioch, Tenn., which is the 3D printing facility in the United States. The company recently announced that it will add a second manufacturing facility located in Kyle, Texas in 2020 to meet increased demand for its products.
SmileDirectClub, Inc.is an oral care company and creator of the first medtech platform for teeth straightening. Through its cutting-edge teledentistry technology and vertically integrated model, it provides clear aligner therapy and premium oral care product line. The Companyâs clear aligner treatment addresses the orthodontics market. The Company offers a suite of oral care products, such as whitening kits, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and other ancillary oral care products. The Company also offers oral care market products, such as retainers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, water flosser, SmileSpa, lip balm, MoveMints, BrightOn premium whitening, and a light-emitting diode (LED) accelerator light. Its platform supports its customers and their treating doctors, and the clinical and customer care teams. It has a network of over 125 SmileShops in the locations, as well as partnerships with over 1,000 dental practices. It also has a network of over 200 orthodontists and general dentists.