SmileDirectClub

SmileDirectClub, LLC
Company typePublic
OTC Pink: SDCCQ (since 2023)
NASDAQ: SDC (2019-23)
IndustryTeledentistry
Founded2014 (2014)
FoundersJordan Katzman
Alex Fenkell
DefunctDecember 8, 2023 (2023-12-08)
FateBankruptcy
Headquarters,
RevenueIncrease $750 million (2019)[2]
Number of employees
6,300
Websitesmiledirectclub.com

SmileDirectClub was an online dentistry company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It started in 2014 and went bankrupt in 2023. It made 3D-printed clear aligners for straightening teeth. They were sold in the United Kingdom for about £1,800 without the need to visit a dentist. It never made a profit and had nearly $900m worth of debt when it closed.[3]

References

  1. Sandy Mazza. "SmileDirectClub announces 2,010 new jobs, $217M investment in Nashville HQ". Tennessean. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. "Smile Direct Club Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results" (Press release). 25 February 2020.
  3. "Smile Direct Club dentistry aligners firm shuts down". BBC News. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-10.