Bright Now! Dental, Inc. Affiliated Offices Unite in the Face of Hurricane Rita.

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Bright Now! Dental, Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dentists, today announced the immediate and temporary closure of 29 Castle Dental and Monarch Dental offices in Houston, Texas through Saturday in anticipation of Hurricane Rita.

All Texas Castle Dental and Monarch Dental offices have united to show their support for Houston-area residents displaced as a result of Hurricane Rita. Steven C. Bilt, president and chief executive officer for Bright Now! Dental, Inc., encouraged employees who may be impacted by Hurricane Rita to get out of harm's way. "In the wake of Katrina, we want everyone to be more vigilant and conservative in their approach to how serious this hurricane can be," said Bilt. "Our hearts go out to those whose lives have been affected by the hurricanes and we encourage everyone to look within themselves to help in any way possible."

Bright Now! Dental, Inc. provided relief for the survivors of Hurricane Katrina who are currently residing in Houston by providing oral hygiene items, dental screenings, and dental jobs (for those with dental work experience). In addition to these Houston-area activities, Bright Now! Dental, Inc. activated a program matching employee donations to the Bright Now! Community Fund to help raise money for the American Red Cross relief efforts.

Patients needing emergency dental care in Texas during the Houston-area office closures can be treated at any of the 77 Castle Dental or Monarch Dental offices in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, or the West Texas area, and in the Monarch Dental offices in Arkansas.

If you are interested in learning more about what local Bright Now affiliated offices are doing to support the hurricane relief efforts, please call 1-888-6-BRIGHT or visit www.brightnow.com. Those who are interested in donating to or volunteering with the American Red Cross can call 1-800-HELP NOW or visit the www.redcross.org.

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, cosmetic, and specialty care to more than two 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 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. For more information, visit www.brightnow.com.