05 May 2022

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Quip acquires Toothpic telehealth company

Katherine E. Pfaff

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Quip, an oral health company, has acquired telehealth company, Toothpic in a bid to be a comprehensive oral health service. The sale will combine offerings from both companies: preventive telehealth and on-demand emergency care virtually, at-home oral care products, and professional dental care. Quip also provides tracking and incentives to partake of preventive care and seek in-person dental care.

Through the acquisition, Toothpic’s 36 million patients who receive telehealth dental care and quip’s 8.5 million oral health customers will come together and be served by a full service digital oral care group.

“By embedding Toothpic's teledentistry platform and nationwide network of online dental professionals into our app, we will centralize access to a full suite of connected oral care products and dental services that will drastically alter the way people experience and manage their oral health,” said Simon Enever, co-founder and chie executive officer of quip. “We are excited to welcome the extremely talented Toothpic team to the quip community to help us continue building this much needed platform for patients and providers.”

Through quip, patients are able to track their oral care and see improvement, including healthy habits they engage in daily and when they attend dental appointments. When the two offerings are completely integrated, Toothpic and quip patients will gain access to an app that tracks, prompts, and rewards healthy oral care habits.  

"We have made incredible strides in making oral health care accessible to individuals and businesses around the country through our web and mobile applications," said Shane Owens, CTO and Co-Founder of Toothpic. "We share a vision for shifting dentistry from a fee-for-service model to a preventative- focused, value-based care one. We can't imagine a better partner than quip as we seek to further our mission to provide innovative oral care solutions that not only improve the lives of patients, but also improve and modernize the delivery of care to our provider networks and lower the cost of care to our partners."

Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/quip-acquires-teledentistry-company-toothpic-to-become-first-360-degree-oral-health-service-and-improve-dental-care-access-for-over-40-million-people-301528398.html