Bright Now! Dental Opens Another California Dental Office in Fresno

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, is pleased to announce the grand opening of its next Bright Now! Dental office in Fresno, CA – the 67th office in the state of California. Bright Now! Dental will continue to grow in the state with offices slated to open in Murrieta, Upland, San Jose, Simi Valley, and Stockton later this year.  

Located at 3244 West Shaw, Suite A, Fresno, CA in the Arbor Faire Shopping Center, the office provides families with a convenient, comfortable environment where they can receive the latest in comprehensive, quality dental care. Bright Now! Dental offers general dentistry, preventive care, children's dentistry, and specialty care services, including orthodontics (braces). Bright Now! Dental accepts most insurance plans and offers patients without insurance the opportunity to enroll in the ConfiDent 2012 Dental Care Plan. Additionally, Bright Now! Dental offers everyone a minimum of $500 in financing with no credit check(1) and flexible payment plans, including interest-free(1) or $0 down(2).

To celebrate the grand opening, the Fresno-Arbor Faire dental office is offering $100 off dental services(3) and $40 exam & x-rays(4). With this newest office, Smile Brands continues its mission to provide "Smiles for Everyone!"® by bringing quality, affordable dental care to local neighborhoods. The opening of the Fresno-Arbor Faire office brings the office count to 15 in Northern California and 67 total in the state of California.

Bright Now! Dental's Salauni R. Karia, D.D.S. will lead the clinical team in the new Fresno-Arbor Faire dental office. With more than seven years of dentistry experience, Dr. Karia is a graduate of the Rural Dental College in Loni, India and has experience in areas including esthetic dentistry and Lumineers.

"It is extremely important to perform a thorough evaluation on, and have a detailed discussion with, each patient," says Dr. Karia. "I always make a point to treat the patient as I would like to be treated, knowing that is the best way to ensure I give them the best care possible."  

This new dental office at 3244 West Shaw, Suite A, Fresno, CA is open Monday and Friday from 8am-5pm, Tuesday from 9am-6pm, Wednesday and Thursday from 10am-7pm and Sat 9am-1pm (once per month starting the third Saturday of each month). Prospective patients can call the Bright Now! Dental office at 559-490-0597 or toll-free at 1-888-BRIGHTNOW (1-888-274-4486), or visit us online to schedule Fresno dentist appointments.

About Smile Brands Inc.

Smile Brands Inc. is the largest provider of support services to dental groups in the United States. Smile Brands Inc. provides comprehensive business support services so dentists can spend more time caring for their patients and less time on the administrative, marketing and financial aspects of the dental practice. Smile Brands Inc. services support more than 1,100 dentists and hygienists practicing in over 320 Bright Now! Dental, Monarch Dental, and Castle Dental offices in 18 states.

Nearly three quarters of a million people a year take advantage of extended evening and weekend office hours, convenient locations, affordable prices, and flexible payment plans for quality, full-service dental care including general and cosmetic dentistry, and specialty services such as orthodontics at affiliated Smile Brands' offices.

Based in Irvine, Calif., Smile Brands Inc. and its affiliated dental offices combined employ approximately 4,200 people nationwide. For more information, visit www.smilebrands.com.  

Enrollment in the ConfiDent Plan 2012 for $40 per year is required to obtain the pricing stated in this advertisement.

(1) $500 financing and interest-free payment plans require valid photo ID and a checking account or credit card.

(2) $0 down payment plans available on approved credit.

(3) Offer valid for every family member in same residence, but only valid once per person (maximum $100). Cannot be combined with other discounts or offers on same visit. Offer is valid for new patients only, is subject to change and expires 12/31/11.

(4) Reg price $196*. Covers $40 premium for annual membership when you enroll in the ConfiDent Plan 2012 for $40 per year. Offer includes an exam and full mouth X-rays and is available through 12/31/11.

*Savings Based on California Dental Survey

Enrollment in the Confident Plan 2012 for $40 per year is required to obtain this pricing stated in this advertisement.

Dennis R. Fratt, D.D.S., Inc.

SOURCE Smile Brands Inc.