Bright Now! Dental Opens Another San Diego Area Dental Office

IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, is announcing today the grand opening of its newest Bright Now! Dental office in El Cajon, CA – the 52nd office in Southern California and the fifth in San Diego County. Bright Now! Dental will continue to expand in Southern California, with offices in Simi Valley, Murrieta, Pico Rivera and Upland slated to open later this year and further growth expected in 2012.

Located at 2502 Jamacha Road, El Cajon, CA   in the Rancho San Diego Town 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), 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 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 El Cajon-Rancho San Diego dental office is offering $100 off dental services(3) and $10 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. Other recently opened Bright Now! Dental offices in Southern California include locations in: Escondido-Felicita, Fountain Valley, Brea, Escondido, Costa Mesa, Oceanside, San Marcos, and Azusa. The opening of the El Cajon-Rancho San Diego office brings the office count to 52 in Southern California.

Bright Now! Dental's Wesam M. Altamimi, D.D.S. will lead the clinical team in the new El Cajon-Rancho San Diego dental office. With more than eight years of dentistry experience, Dr. Altamimi is a University of Mosul Dental School graduate and has experience in areas including general and cosmetic dentistry.

"I look forward to bringing quality, affordable dentistry to the El Cajon community," says Dr. Altamimi. "I take great pride in building relationships with local community members, and I am truly passionate about meeting each person's specific needs."

This new dental office at 2502 Jamacha Road, El Cajon, CA is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9am-6pm, Friday 9am-6pm and Sat 8am-4pm (closed Thursdays). Prospective patients can call the Bright Now! Dental office at(619) 212-7959 or toll-free at 1-888-BRIGHTNOW (1-888-274-4486), or visit us online to schedule 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.

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.