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Way back in 2021, little ole Swell decided to make an indepth review of Smile Direct Club...then I never made the video. Now Smile Direct Club has filed for bankruptcy and halted all work operations, including sending out the aligners people have already paid for.
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I had braces ages 9 to 17. In those 8 years I cannot tell you how many times something could have gone seriously wrong had I not had a TEAM of amazing surgeons, dentists, hygenists, and orthodontists. Its absolutely insane to me that anyone can just... order a smile kit and try to do all that themselves. How are these companies allowed to do this?
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I worked for Smile Direct Club about 4 years ago for a few months and they were spending money like nobodies business! I was in IT and we received free catered lunches everyday and had a super fancy breakroom with a dance dance revolution. They were so unorganized that they hired me, but had no job for me so I worked maybe 30 minutes a day on tasks and then sat there twiddling my thumbs the rest of the day. It was wild. They were like trying to be a new Google or something.
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As someone who's had a minimum of 10 years of orthodontics, four of those spent with an unethical dentist I am very passionate about braces and jaw health. Please, please see a knowledgeable and trained orthodontist in person. Your bite and jaw are integral to whole body health and messing with it can be life altering. I'm glad these business are going out of business.
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Iām only four minutes in, but I have to comment about this. When I was a kid, like ten of my baby teeth refused to come out. At a certain point my adult teeth were going to start coming in & my parents/dentist decided that they would pull out ten of my teeth all at once. On the second day of my summer vacation. Ten teeth being extracted all at once. Negative ten out of ten experience.
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It should teach an important lesson. Lifetime guarantee often means the life of the company, not your life.
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PSA: You can request a refund through your bank, which will most likely honor your request. As a result, the company (e.g. smile direct club) will have that $ directly removed from them WITH a $15 fee.
A guide: make sure you document your attempt to reach out to SDC. Tell your bank that you do not get the services that you paid/are paying for. Usually takes 1-30 days. IF you do this too often, the bank will not allow you to do this anymore. NEVER let a business tell you they can't give your money back, because even if it's $4 that's messed up.
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Girl I worked for Smile Direct Club in 2019 and it was awful. The training they gave you was ass, they were hiring dental assistants knowing that this was sales job. They lied to you throughout the interviews and training. Plus the owners who were not in the medical field at all. We had to use scrips that would change every week sometimes every other day and they constantly monitored us. The place I worked at was in a CVS at like a minute clinic, no one ever knew we were there plus, since we gave out free stuff for your consultation, most people just came for that. Plus it was only ever meant for very mild orthodontic treatment. But we couldnāt say that or weād get written up which I was because I told a customer that. Like it was awful.
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I was SO CLOSE to signing up for this years ago. I remember thinking it was the only way I could ever afford Invisalign. I went through the whole signup process. Then, seconds after confirming my commitment, I remember alarm bells going off in my head. I felt such a weird surge of panic and my gut was screaming at me that it was a bad idea. So I reached out to customer support to say āhey please disregard literally everything I just didā lmao. They let me back out, thank goodness, but I was terrified that I just committed to something awful. I see that my gut was correctā¦ thank you to my tummy, and Swell
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Absolutely wild that because the company fucked up, it could potentially affect your credit score. That's insane to me š¤Æ
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What sucks about these at-home smile ātreatmentsā is that your ātreatment planā is based solely on the teeth impressions you send them. An orthodontist will take X-rays and teeth impressions to formulate your treatment plan; āDIY Invisalignā tends to cause more issues than one had beforehand.
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Think itās crazy that they were still actively selling plans knowing that they were going bustā¦ like how is that legal. Also feel bad for anyone who were starting/in the middle because no licensed orthodontist will touch this with a ten foot pole.
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I feel so sketch about the online braces thing. I had a mean cross bite and needed braces. Back when I got them there was no "cheap alternative". My parents took me for cosmetic reasons and found out that I had a severely raised pallete due to a genetic condition I didn't know I had and needed headgear, spreaders, gum grafts, and all sorts of things otherwise my teeth would fall out and I was at risk for perforation into my sinuses. Would not have known ANY OF THAT if I didnt see an orthodontist. Dentists didn't even know it was that bad. I had 11 teeth removed to start my braces journey and had braces and for 6 years. It was a nightmare but I have all my adult teeth, my teeth look beautiful, and there's no longer any scary risks with the only side affect being TMJ. If something is wrong, have a doctor look.
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The fact that filing for bankruptcy still doesn't stop businesses from staying in business and often making profits boggles my mind. This entire situation with them is gross. I used to have fangs as well, had the 8 teeth removed and spent a week bedridden. Braces were hell, retainers were hell, they were so expensive.
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Just wanted to point out at the beginning of the video mostly because I was shocked. (at least at my kid's ortho) they don't use those horrible molds anymore. They use a tiny laser to scan their teeth. It took seconds and no gagging. So there thatš¤·
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Just want to put it out there, if you cannot afford to see a dentist, look up dental schools in your area. They can do some care and cleanings for reduced fees, sometimes free depending on the state and school.
Edit: based on some replies just wanted to add this. Every school is different, however they are all still students. It will take longer, they will be nervous, but they need to learn somehow. Also, not everyone can afford an actual dentist. Thereās been times I couldnāt afford one, I was lucky my local dental school at the time was really good.
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My boyfriend had SmileDirect Club and is dealing with this right now. He wasn't happy with how his teeth came out and he is looking for a dentist to fix it and it's going to cost another $1000.
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This makes me think back to implants - there was this company (secondsight i think) that had special implants that helped blind people see. They went bankrupt and people were stuck with technology that no one will fix if it'll get broken... and for some people, it did break and they were in trouble!
Leaving medical care in company hands is a dangerous gamble. Teeth, heart monitors, eye implants - these are things that can go horribly wrong and should have a backup plan.
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It's crazy to read all the horror stories of people who got smile direct club and their teeth are forced to move to fast and can become loose. So many horror stories so glad I never went through with purchasing Invisalign from them.
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I'm currently using invisalign, and I can't imagine doing it without an orthodontist. I have checkups every few months and regular x-rays. At one point my dentist realized a tooth wasn't shifting the way they expected, and they had to re-do my aligners to accommodate that. That would've been missed if I'd just been doing it by mail. Also, I have to wear them 20-22 hours a day. You do get used to them tho.
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@sydneymichelebby
3 months ago
itās mind boggling that even tho they arenāt offering their services anymore, they are still trying to force people to pay for those services.
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