NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Grin, a comprehensive digital orthodontic platform that provides oral health solutions in partnership with trusted local dentists and orthodontists, today announced that Jeff Margolis has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Margolis will apply 35-year health information technology experience as an innovator in the integration of benefits and care, and consumer activation, to guide Grin on rapid and systematic expansion of their teledental system. Grin’s suite of remote-use devices, Remote Monitoring, and Consultation capabilities—all utilizing applied Artificial Intelligence—streamlines both provider and patient experiences, while delivering industry cost efficiencies and equitable access to services.
“Jeff Margolis literally wrote the book on creating next-generation healthcare ecosystems where everyone can achieve and sustain their optimal health—and that’s exactly the kind of experience we wanted to bring to our company,” said Grin CEO Adam Schulhof, DMD. “Supercharging Grin with Jeff signals our ambition to bring Grin solutions to the masses, and exemplifies that we are building a formidable board to get there.”
“The entire oral care space is primed for exactly the kind of telehealth solutions that Grin offers, along with an accelerated growth strategy to evolve the industry in a rapid but practical way,” said Grin’s newest Board appointee, Jeff Margolis. “Grin has the leadership, technology, oral health expertise, and industry partners that makes for a potent combination to quickly gain market share. I’m delighted to join Grin’s board and contribute towards the company’s upward trajectory.”
The Grin experience consists of the Grin App, first-of-its-kind Grin Scope, and Grin Scope mini—FDA listed medical devices which serve as an intraoral adaptor to retract cheeks and provide full views of patients’ mouths. Under the supervision of partner orthodontists, these technologies currently engage with thousands of patients who are providing tens of thousands of self-scans to their care teams—across the US, Canada, Israel, and beyond.
About Jeff Margolis
Margolis serves on multiple for-profit and not-for-profit boards in the healthcare services and healthcare information technology industry, as is a Senior Advisor to Blackstone. Margolis employs systems science and advanced information technologies to address some of the healthcare industry’s biggest problems, and is an authority on healthcare IT and strategy. He was most recently Chairman at Welltok, recently acquired by Virgin Pulse. Prior to that, Margolis was the founding Chairman and CEO of TriZetto (now a Cognizant Company), the first industry vertical SaaS enterprise solution. His company created a market-leading platform that managed accurate benefit plan administration for over 130 million people. It was at TriZetto that Jeff’s concept of Integrated Healthcare Management, the optimization of benefits and care, was born. At Welltok, where the concept of Health Optimization was cultivated, Margolis led it as CEO from a start-up to an industry leader with an impressive 130 enterprise customers. Margolis is a Board Leadership Fellow with the National Association of Corporate Directors, holds a CPA (inactive) license, and carries a Certified Global Management Accountant designation. He has authored several books, his latest being Not Just in Sickness, But Also In Health (ForbesBooks).
About Grin
Grin is a comprehensive digital platform that provides solutions for all types of teeth straightening needs. The Grin App and Grin Scope connect patients to real orthodontists in their community. Patients can access quality professional care from the convenience of their smart device. Doctors can remotely monitor patients via virtual check-ins for complete visibility—reducing chair time, increasing patient volume, and ensuring safety. To learn more about Grin, you can visit us at: www.get-grin.com/contact.
