IRVINE, Calif., April 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, today announced the grand opening of its newest Bright Now! Dental office in Escondido, CA – the 51st office in Southern California and the fourth in San Diego County. Bright Now! Dental will continue its growth pattern in Southern California over the next two years, with offices slated to open in Simi Valley, El Cajon, and Upland later this year and further expansion in 2012.  

Located at 501 West Felicita Avenue #101, Escondido, CA 92025, 760-705-3150 in the Felicita Town Centre, 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), oral surgery, periodontics, and endodontics. Bright Now! Dental accepts most insurance plans and offers patients without insurance the opportunity to enroll in the ConfiDent 2012 Plan. Additionally, Bright Now! Dental offers everyone Minimum $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 Escondido-Felicita location is offering $100 Off Dental Services(3) and $10 Exam & X-Rays(4). This latest opening continues the growth and mission of Smile Brands: to provide "Smiles for Everyone!"® by bringing quality, affordable dental care to local neighborhoods. Other recent Bright Now! Dental offices that have opened in Southern California include locations in: Fountain Valley, Brea, Escondido, Costa Mesa, Oceanside, San Marcos, and Azusa. The opening of the Escondido-Felicita office marks the second Bright Now! Dental office built from the ground up in Southern California this year and brings the office count to 51 in Southern California.

Bright Now! Dental's Ali A. Sadduk, D.D.S. will lead the clinical team in the new Escondido-Felicita office. With more than four years of dentistry experience, Dr. Sadduk is a USC Dental School graduate and has experience in areas including specialty services, pediatric dentistry, and clinical general surgery.

"Our goal is to build lasting relationships with patients so they can benefit from good oral health said Dr. Sadduk. Providing exceptional and affordable patient care is my first priority and I am committed to doing just that for the Escondido-Felicita community."  

This new office at 501 West Felicita Avenue #101, Escondido, CA 92025, 760-705-3150 is open five days per week, with appointments available until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday and is open on Saturdays from 8:00am – 4:00pm. Prospective patients can call the Bright Now! Dental office at 760-705-3150 or toll-free 1-888-BRIGHT NOW (1-888-274-4486), or online to schedule appointments.

About Smile Brands Inc.

Smile Brands Inc. is the largest provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States. Smile Brands Inc. provides comprehensive business support services to its affiliated dental practices so dentists can spend more time caring for their patients and less time managing the nonclinical aspects of their dental practice. Smile Brands Inc. supports approximately 1,100 dentists and hygienists practicing in over 320 Bright Now! Dental, Monarch Dental, and Castle Dental offices in 17 states.

Nearly one million people each 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 Smile Brands' affiliated dental offices.

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

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 $227†. Covers $10 premium for first 3 months membership when you enroll in Confident Plan 2012 for $40 per year. $10 premium billed quarterly. 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.

Fratt Dental Corporation

SOURCE Smile Brands Inc.