{"id":122922,"date":"2023-12-12T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/smile-direct-club-closes-leaving-patients-without-future-aligners-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:00:51","slug":"smile-direct-club-closes-leaving-patients-without-future-aligners-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/smile-direct-club-closes-leaving-patients-without-future-aligners-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Smile Direct Club closes leaving patients without future aligners | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/74_bJ2epZ7Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Smile Direct Club closes leaving patients without future aligners | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/74_bJ2epZ7Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Smile Direct Club has shut down and customers aren&#8217;t sure what to do.<\/p>\n<p>The company offered remote appointments for customers to straighten their teeth using clear aligners, promising incredible results.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone got the results they were hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>But now many have been left in the lurch mid way through their journey, after the company closed down following bankruptcy back in October.<\/p>\n<p>Dentists treating Smile Direct patients have been left to pick up the pieces.<\/p>\n<p>We reached out to Smile Direct club for comment but at the time of publishing this have had no response.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve told customers to consult a doctor or dentist about how to proceed &#8211; dashing smile dreams for many, and potentially making it a much more costly ordeal<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smile Direct Club has shut down and customers aren&#8217;t sure what to do. The company offered remote appointments for customers to straighten their teeth using clear aligners, promising incredible results. Not everyone got the results they were hoping for. 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