quip Hires Dr. Maha Yakob as It Prepares to Scale Its Professional Services Platform

An internationally recognized oral healthcare expert, Maha Yakob (Ph.D.) joins quip to lead professional relations and scientific affairs.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--quip, the modern oral health company with over 5 million users, today announced that Maha Yakob, Ph.D. has joined the company as Senior Director, Professional & Scientific Affairs.

With only 58% of Americans visiting the dentist at least once a year, Dr. Yakob will play a crucial role in quip expanding beyond its personal care offerings into helping members also improve their dental care by connecting them with quip’s growing network of dental providers and partners. In building this platform, piloted under the name quipcare in 2019, quip also aims to help providers better engage with and assist patients through a 360 degree suite of personal and professional care services.

A dental hygienist by profession, Dr. Yakob earned her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Medical Science researching the association between oral and systemic diseases from Karolinska Institute (Sweden). As a postdoctoral researcher at UCLA, she further contributed to advance the field of salivary diagnostics and biomarker discovery for oral cancer detection. She is a former member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and previously served as the Global Director of Professional Relations & Scientific Affairs at Philips Sonicare.

“We are thrilled to have Dr. Maha Yakob on board. Helping people improve their Professional care habits has been part of our mission from day one, and the most crucial part to doing so is building a strong connection to a network of passionate, amazing dental providers looking to do the same,” says Simon Enever, Co-Founder and CEO of quip. “Dr. Yakob’s experience in building strong relationships with professionals, combined with her scientific expertise, is a key building block as we prepare to roll out our professional care and provider services at a larger scale.”

“I am very impressed by how quip has transformed the oral care industry, bringing unparalleled innovation and thoughtful design to both its products and dental care services. Their mission to promote better oral habits closely parallels my efforts throughout my career, and I look forward to better connecting the personal and professional care worlds,” says Maha Yakob, Ph.D. “I hope to inspire consumers to build long-lasting oral health habits as well as partner with dental professionals so they can provide the best possible care for their patients.”

This announcement comes on the heels of quip’s recent launch into Walmart stores and several recent product innovations, including a first-of-its-kind Refillable Floss Pick, Refillable Oral Care Gum and Smart Brush. Since launching the first oral care subscription with an American Dental Association accepted electric toothbrush and toothpaste, quip has become the largest and fastest growing oral care company of its kind, attracting millions of members and a network of tens of thousands of dental professionals.

To learn more about quip and its products and services, visit getquip.com.

About quip

quip is a modern oral health company launched in 2015 that provides thoughtfully designed personal oral care products and professional dental care services to make oral care more simple, accessible, and enjoyable. The current offerings include a wide selection of American Dental Association approved (ADA seal) adult and kid subscription electric toothbrushes, smart electric toothbrushes, refillable floss string and pick, toothpaste and other accessories, all kept fresh with a refill delivery service. In 2019 quip also announced quipcare, part of the company's future vision to combine personal and professional care into one cohesive digital platform. quip was co-founded by Simon Enever and Bill May.