Bright Now! Dental Opens New Office in Lake Stevens

IRVINE, Calif., April 15, 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 Lake Stevens – the 16th office in Washington. Bright Now Dental will continue its growth in Washington with another office scheduled to open in Maple Valley next year.

Located at 709 A State Route 9 NE in Frontier Village 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), oral surgery, periodontics, and endodontics. Bright Now Dental accepts most insurance plans including DeltaCare DHMO, Washington Dental Services PPO, Dental Health Services DHMO, most Union insurance plans, and offers a dental discount program for patients without insurance.  Additionally, Bright Now Dental offers everyone a 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 Lake Stevens office is offering $100 Off Dental Services(3), $39 Exam & X-Rays(4) and $45 Cleanings in absence of periodontal disease. The opening continues the growth and mission of Smile Brands which is to provide "Smiles for Everyone!"® by bringing quality, affordable dental care to local neighborhoods.  Other Bright Now Dental offices have opened throughout the Northwest including offices in Woodinville, Issaquah, Northgate, Silverdale, Bellevue-Factoria, Bonney Lake, Puyallup, Federal Way, Bellingham, and Olympia. The Lake Stevens office marks the 11th Bright Now Dental office built from the ground up in Washington since 2003 and brings the office count to sixteen throughout the state.

Bright Now Dental's David L Sewell, D.M.D. will lead the clinical team in the new Lake Stevens office.  With more than eighteen years of dental experience, Dr. Sewell has earned distinctions in implant dentistry, Biolase laser, and diagnodent dentistry.  Also active in community service, he has volunteered for mission trips.

"I am thrilled to be a part of this new office and look forward to bringing quality dental care to the Lake Stevens community," said Dr. Sewell. "My goal is to make sure my patients are always comfortable and satisfied with the work performed."

The Lake Stevens office is open five days per week, with appointments available until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and is open on Saturdays from 9:00am – 1:00pm. Prospective patients can call the Bright Now Dental office at 425-249-4129 or toll-free 1-888-BRIGHT NOW (1-888-274-4486) 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 is valid at the Lake Stevens location only, can not be combined or used for preventive services, is subject to change and expires on 12/31/11.
4. Regular price $198 includes an exam and necessary x-rays. Offer valid for patients not using insurance, is subject to change and expires on 12/31/11.

David L Sewell, D.M.D.

Charles Stirewalt, D.D.S.

Stirewalt, P.C.

SOURCE Smile Brands