New Castle Dental Office Opens in Austin, TX

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, today announced its newest Castle Dental office opening today in Austin, TX. This office will mark the 21st office in the Austin area.  

Located at 14005 Research Boulevard B-100, Austin, TX in the Walden Park Shopping Center, this new dentist office in Austin, Texas provides families with a convenient, comfortable environment where they can receive the latest in comprehensive, quality dental care. Castle Dental offers general dentistry, preventive care, children's dentistry, and specialty care services, including orthodontics (braces), oral surgery, periodontics, and endodontics. Castle Dental accepts most insurance plans and offers patients without insurance the opportunity to enroll in the ConfiDent® Dental Discount Program. Additionally, Castle 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(1).

To celebrate its grand opening, the new Austin dental office is offering the following New Patient specials:

• $59 Cleaning in absence of periodontal disease(2)
• $29 Exam, X-Rays & Oral Cancer Screening(3)
• $100 Off Dental Services(4)

This opening continues the growth and mission of Smile Brands to provide "Smiles for Everyone!"® by bringing quality, affordable dental care to local neighborhoods. Visit the website for additional new patient dental offers in Austin.

Castle Dental's Satish Thirumalai, D.D.S. will lead the clinical team in the new Austin, TX dental office. He received his dental degree from Boston University and completed his MBA in Healthcare Administration from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. Dr. Thirumalai is certified in Invisalign and mini-implant placement.

"I have dedicated my practice style to not only providing the highest quality care, but also to cultivating long-term relationships," says Dr. Thirumalai. "I am a strong believer in patient education and my practice philosophy is to provide family dental care." 

This new office is open Monday and Wednesday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, Tuesday 8:00am-7:00pm and the first Saturday of each month from 8:00am-1:00pm.  Prospective patients can call the Castle Dental office in Austin, TX at (512) 501-4078 or toll-free at 1-800-TO-SMILE, or visit us online to schedule Austin 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 330 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.  $0 down payment plans available on approved credit.
2. Reg. Price $93. Basic cleaning in absence of periodontal disease. $100 off cleaning if periodontal disease is present [starting at $250],
3. Reg. price $140.  Exam offer includes necessary X-rays.
4. 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. Valid at Castle Dental Walden Park Shopping Center only. Not redeemable for cash or credit

All offers are subject to change and expire on 6/30/12.

David Jones, D.D.S., Castle Dental Associates of Texas, P.C.

SOURCE Smile Brands Inc.