Smile Direct Club Taps Chris Thompson, Orthodontic Industry Veteran, To Lead Wholesale Expansion
May 12 2020 - 9:10AM
SmileDirectClub today announced the appointment of industry veteran
Chris Thompson to the newly established role of Vice President of
Sales, Professional Channel. Mr. Thompson will play a critical role
as the company continues to build its Office Direct program,
through which participating dentists and orthodontists may offer
SmileDirectClub clear aligner therapy starting in-office, with
treatment completed using the company’s proprietary telehealth
platform.
With this leadership team addition, the company will focus on
further broadening its reach into the dental community. Mr.
Thompson will lead the company’s efforts to build the program while
providing ongoing support and education to dental practices on how
to adapt to the increasing integration of teledentistry. Since
launching in January 2020, dentists and orthodontists representing
21 U.S. states have joined the program.
Mr. Thompson previously served as Global Head of Sales,
Orthodontic Channel at Carbon, a leading digital manufacturing
platform. During his time at Carbon, Mr. Thompson built and scaled
new teams from start-up to fully operational and led the company’s
sales efforts in 3D printing for dental solutions. He also
previously served in senior roles at Align Technology and Johnson
& Johnson Vision.
“We are confident that with the addition of Chris to our
management team, we will further strengthen our capabilities into
the office direct and wholesale channels and ensure that dentists
and orthodontists are able to provide patients with an affordable,
convenient teeth straightening solution while also continuing their
business via teledentistry through these unprecedented times and
beyond,” said Alex Fenkell, Co-Founder of SmileDirectClub.
Following its announcement in January 2020 that the company
would begin selling its clear aligners at dentist and orthodontist
offices, SmileDirectClub has further built its wholesale program by
offering the free use of its telehealth platform to dentists and
orthodontists in the U.S. and Canada. The company is also providing
its groundbreaking, sterile at-home impression kits for sale to the
dental community so that they may continue to treat their patients
during COVID-19. In March, SmileDirectClub, the largest 3D printing
manufacturer in the U.S., began manufacturing personal protective
equipment and donating face shields to dentists and orthodontists
to assist with emergency procedures during the pandemic.
Dentists and orthodontists interested in learning more about
SmileDirectClub’s programs may contact
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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