Monarch Dental Opens Office in Mansfield, Texas; General, Preventive, and Specialty Dentistry Available in One Convenient Location

Business Wire, Nov 22, 2004

MANSFIELD, Texas -- Bright Now! Dental Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dentists, today announced the grand opening of a dental office in Mansfield. Located at 101 West Debbie Land, Suite 106, the office provides families with a convenient, comfortable environment where they can receive the latest in comprehensive, quality dental care services.

Equipped with a total of 10 operatories to provide prompt, efficient dental care, the office offers general, preventive, and specialty dental care. The office is open five days per week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and opens as early as 7:30 a.m. on Fridays.

Toni Carr, D.D.S., brings more than seven years' experience to the new office. "I strive to treat all my patients with the highest quality of care and with compassion," said Dr. Carr.

Dr. Carr is a graduate of Meharry Medical College and Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center's Specialty School.

To celebrate its grand opening, the practice is offering a teeth whitening special for $199 for patients who have completed their initial exam, X-rays, and teeth cleaning (as long as no periodontal disease is present). Braces are also available, starting as low as $98 per month. Prospective patients can call the office at 682-518-5200 or 1-800-MONARCH (1-800-666-2724) to schedule appointments.

About Bright Now!(R) Dental Inc.

Bright Now!(R) Dental Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Monarch Dental Corp., Castle Dental Centers, and Newport Dental Plan, provide business support services to approximately 300 dental offices in 19 states nationwide. Affiliated and staff dentists provide general, specialty, and cosmetic care to more than 2 million patients each year. Bright Now's mission is to manage the time-consuming business functions of running dental practices, in order to free dentists to devote virtually all of their time to caring for patients by delivering high-quality dental care, superior service, and exceptional value.

Bright Now offers dentists and their patients numerous benefits and advantages over traditional dental care models. Bright Now assumes responsibility for business support services such as finance, sales and marketing, information technology, human resources, purchasing, and real estate development, while dentists retain responsibility for all clinical matters. Patients benefit from quality, full-service dental care, including general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, and specialty services such as orthodontics. Extended evening and weekend office hours, convenient locations, affordable prices, and flexible payment plans make quality dental care available to a wide range of patients.

Based in Santa Ana, Calif., Bright Now and its affiliated dentists employ approximately 4,300 people nationwide. Bright Now's majority shareholder is Gryphon Investors Inc., a leading middle-market private equity firm with more than $500 million of capital under management. For more information, visit www.brightnow.com.