Smile Direct Club Delivers 35,000th Face Shield to Healthcare Community
April 16 2020 - 2:00PM
SmileDirectClub, the industry pioneer and first direct-to-consumer
telehealth platform for teeth straightening, today announced it has
delivered its 35,000th face shield to support healthcare
professionals and essential workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and
will continue to seek opportunities to help. Following its late
March announcement that it would dedicate some of its 3D printing
facilities equipped with 60+ HP printers to manufacture thousands
of medical-grade face shields and other PPE, SmileDirectClub has
continued its commitment to help the health care industry,
including dentists and orthodontists.
SmileDirectClub has undertaken numerous initiatives over the
last month, including:
- Opening the company’s teledentistry platform to all licensed
dentists and orthodontists for free so that they can consult with
patients remotely while most practices are closed, except for
emergency procedures. To that end, SmileDirectClub has donated
hundreds of face shields to the dental community for use in any
in-office emergency procedures.
- Continued manufacturing of and selling at cost more than 35,000
face shields to organizations such as St. Luke’s Health System in
Idaho, Dr. Pepper/Keurig in Texas, Sick Kids Foundation in Toronto,
University of California San Francisco, Brookdale Senior Living and
TN Emergency Management Agency (TEMA), both in Tennessee where
SmileDirectClub is headquartered.
- Joining partners such as HP to work toward a 3D printed and
validated reusable respirator mask with replaceable filter as an
alternative to the disposable N95 mask.
- Donating medical supplies including latex gloves and masks to
more than 120 U.S. locations of retail partners CVS and Walgreens,
following the mandated closure of SmileDirectClub SmileShops.
“We are fortunate to be able to help those in need at this time
in many different ways, and I thank our team members and partners
who took action quickly to coordinate efforts, and keep our
manufacturing operational so that we can bring much needed supplies
to the medical community and others,” said Dan Baker, Head of
Global Supply Chain at SmileDirectClub. “We will continue to do
everything we can to help alleviate the strain of these unexpected
circumstances however possible.”
Further, while SmileDirectClub has made thousands of face
shields for healthcare workers, the company is actively seeking
organizations that have been deemed essential and have workers
interacting with the public such as pharmacists, grocers and
convenience stores. The company has received inquiries and provided
face shields to local police departments and town
municipalities.
“We urge organizations with essential workers who may be at risk
for exposure to coronavirus to reach out to see if we can be of
assistance,” continued Baker. “Our goal is to use our manufacturing
facility to help those in need in any way that we can.”
Interested parties can inquire about orders for face shields and
other items at resilience@smiledirectclub.com.
About SmileDirectClub SmileDirectClub, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SDC) (“SmileDirectClub”) is an oral care company and
creator of the first direct-to-consumer medtech platform for teeth
straightening, now also offered directly via dentist and
orthodontists’ offices. Through our cutting-edge teledentistry
technology and vertically integrated model, we are revolutionizing
the oral care industry, from clear aligner therapy to our
affordable, premium oral care product line. SmileDirectClub’s
mission is to democratize access to affordable and convenient care,
unleashing the power of a person’s smile to positively impact their
place in the world. SmileDirectClub is headquartered in Nashville,
Tennessee and operates in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany and Hong Kong. For more
information, please visit SmileDirectClub.com.
Contact: SmileDirectClub Media Relations:
Press@SmileDirectClub.com
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