SmileDirectClub has decided to wind down its global operations and stop offering aligner treatment. Find out how to get retainers, touchup aligners, or oral care products from Dr. Direct, the partner of SDC treating doctors.

SmileDirectClub, the direct-to-consumer dentistry and orthodonistry company that sold teeth aligners, has shut down its operations less than three months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

People who sought straighter teeth with invisible aligners from SmileDirectClub could be in a tough spot, now that the company has announced a complete shutdown just a couple months after filing...

NEW YORK (AP) — Just months after filing for bankruptcy, SmileDirectClub announced it was shutting down its global operations and halting its teeth-aligner treatments. That leaves existing SmileDirectClub customers with a lot of questions and few available answers.

SmileDirectClub was an American teledentistry company. The company was co-founded in 2014 by Jordan Katzman and Alex Fenkell. It was based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. [3][4] SmileDirectClub was shut down in December 2023, less than three months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [5][6]

SmileDirectClub, a telehealth company that sold teeth-straightening devices through the mail and faced criticism from medical groups, said on Friday that it had shut down.

SmileDirectClub's customer-care support has ceased. The Nashville, Tennesee, company apologized and urged consumers to consult their local dentist or orthodontist for further treatments.