SmileDirectClub, Inc. (Nasdaq: SDC) today announced the
appointment of seven experts in dentistry and orthodontia to its
Clinical Advisory Board. Senator Bill Frist, who has a medical
background with over 35 years in virtual care and sits on the board
of TelaDoc (NYSE:TDOC), will also join SmileDirectClub’s clinical
board as Honorary Chair. The specialized board provides strategic
counsel to SmileDirectClub and its affiliated network of doctors,
as well as advice as to SmileDirectClub’s continued mission of
quality and clinical outcomes. The vast and diverse dental
experience of the board will be an important resource for
SmileDirectClub to continue enhancing brighter, straighter smiles
through its leading clear aligner therapy platform and line of
premium oral care products.
Members of SmileDirectClub’s Clinical Advisory Board sit at the
forefront of the industry with a focus on digital dentistry and
leveraging technology to improve the quality of oral care. These
experts work with the Company to help guide the standards for
teledentistry from recommended clinical protocols to overall
orthodontic quality of care. The Board will also provide strategic
direction for additional clinical research studies on the efficacy
and safety of teledentistry as a teeth straightening method.
“Affordable and quality access to care has always been our
mission as a Company, and these additions to our Clinical Advisory
Board allow us access to these experts’ thought leadership to
further that cause. We are incredibly proud that these renowned
doctors have agreed to serve on our Board to guide our oral care
strategy, and to serve as champions for quality treatment through
teledentistry,” said David Katzman, Chief Executive Officer,
SmileDirectClub. “As we continue to scale and expand access to oral
care, the collective insight of these dental professionals, whose
participation further validates the credibility of our offerings,
will be invaluable. We look forward to working with our Clinical
Advisory Board members and what we will accomplish together.”
Newly appointed members of the Clinical Advisory Board
include: Chair,
Hisham Badawi, DDS, MSc, PhDDr. Badawi
began his career in orthodontics driven by a deep interest in
precision mechanical systems interacting with the human body. He
was an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba before
completing his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta in Edmonton
Canada. He is currently in private practice in Calgary,
Alberta.
Richard D. Fewell, DDS MSDr. Fewell owns a
successful rural dental practice in Tullahoma, Tenn., which has
been in operation since 1977 with five satellite offices in
surrounding small towns. He also provides free dentistry through a
local program called Tullahoma Cares.
Charles D. Fuszner, DMDDr. Fuszner has
maintained a hospital-based, comprehensive care dental practice
since 1981. He is currently an Associate Professor at Missouri
School of Dentistry and is the primary author of the book
Parameters of Care for the Medical Treatment of Dental Patients,
which is currently used at five dental schools across the
country.
Gary KayeDr. Kaye is the founder of Kaye
Dentistry PLLC, a reconstructive, cosmetic and implant dental
practice located in New York City. He is the founder and director
of the New York Center for Digital Dentistry. Dr. Kaye lectures on
ceramics, occlusion, and digital dentistry, and performs live
patient demonstrations for dentist audiences. He is a
graduate of the prestigious Dawson Center for Advanced Dental
Training, and in 2006, he received the Fellowship award from the
Academy of General Dentistry.
Liliya MacKenzie, DMDDr. MacKenzie owns an
orthodontic practice with three locations in Southern New
Brunswick, Canada. Dr. MacKenzie is a member of the Cleft Lip and
Palate Team at the Saint John Regional Hospital. She is also a
content expert in Orthodontics at the National Dental Examining
Board of Canada. She is the author of over 20 scientific
papers.
Nathan McKeta, MMDDr. McKeta has operated a
practice in Mt. Pleasant, SC since 2010. He is currently a member
of the American Dental Association, the American Association of
Orthodontists, and the Southern Association of Orthodontists. As a
proponent of technology, Dr. McKeta worked closely with Carestream
Dental on development and testing of its OrthoTrac Cloud platform.
Dr. McKeta is also a published author in the Journal of Esthetic
and Restorative Dentistry.
Peter S. Vig, DDS, PhD, JDDr. Vig has served as
head of orthodontics at The London Hospital, Professor of
Orthodontics at the University of North Carolina and previously
served as Chairman of Orthodontics at the University of Michigan.
At the University of Pittsburgh, he served as Associate Dean for
Research, and later at Ohio State University he established and
chaired the Health Services Research Section.
Honorary Chair, William Frist, MDSenator Frist
currently serves as Chairman of the COVID-19 Response Fund of
Greater Nashville. Senator Frist is a nationally-acclaimed heart
and lung transplant surgeon, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader,
and chairman of the Executive Board of the health service private
equity firm Cressey & Company. As the founder and director of
the Vanderbilt Multi-Organ Transplant Center, he performed over 150
heart and lung transplants, authored over 100 peer-reviewed medical
articles, and published seven books on topics such as bioterrorism,
transplantation and leadership. He is board certified in both
general and heart surgery.
The expansion of SmileDirectClub’s Clinical Advisory Board is
one of several initiatives that further establishes the Company as
a market leader in the industry.
For more information on the board and its members,
smiledirectclub.com/clinical-advisory-board.
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:
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