Smile Direct Club Donates Medical-Grade Face Shields to The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto
March 27 2020 - 5:40PM
SmileDirectClub, the industry pioneer and first direct-to-consumer
medtech platform for teeth straightening, has partnered with the
SickKids Foundation in Toronto to provide personal protective
equipment (PPE) to the Hospital for Sick Children, the largest
center dedicated to improving children's health in Canada.
SmileDirectClub today donated 250 face shields to doctors at the
hospital in an effort to increase availability of much needed
supplies and help the heroes working to protect children amid the
coronavirus.
Following an announcement that it would open its 3D printing
facility to produce PPE, SmileDirectClub is now able to print,
assemble and ship at least 7,500 face shields per day and is
ramping up production to supply more to Canada. Along with face
shields, the company is also producing test kit swabs and a mask
respirator. Hospital systems and health organizations in need can
send inquiries and orders to resilience@smiledirectclub.com.
“We are grateful to corporate leaders such as SmileDirectClub
for providing essential personal protective equipment to front-line
staff during the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic,” said
Kevin Goldthorp, President and Chief Development Officer, SickKids
Foundation. “Their generous support will help ensure that The
Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) continues to provide the best
care possible for patients and their families during these
unprecedented times.”
SmileDirectClub Chief Executive Officer David Katzman said, “We
all have a responsibility to ‘help the helpers’ however possible,
and never before has the need been greater for equipment that can
keep people – especially medical personnel working tirelessly to
combat this pandemic – safe and healthy. We are grateful to all of
the doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers on the frontlines
of fighting this pandemic, and will continue making every effort to
support them.”
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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