Castle Dental Expands with a New Office in Central Texas; New Location Increases Castle Dental's Ability to Serve the Central Texas Area.

KILLEEN, Texas -- Bright Now! Dental Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dentists, today announced the opening of the second new Castle Dental office in the Central Texas area this year, following closely on the heels of an opening in Round Rock earlier this month. The new office, located at 2511 Trimmier in Killeen, brings the total number of Castle Dental offices serving the Central Texas area to 11.

The Castle Dental office in Killeen is equipped to provide prompt, efficient dental care by offering general, preventive, and specialty dental care services at affordable prices. The new office is open Monday through Friday, with convenient and flexible appointment hours available. The office provides families with a comfortable environment in which to receive the latest in comprehensive, quality dental care and helps patients take an active role in maintaining and improving their oral health.

Knowing your dentist can make "going" easier; Dean Logue, D.D.S., is the dentist for the new office. Dr. Logue is a graduate of The Baylor College of Dentistry and has more than 23 years of experience in dentistry. "I strive to provide dentistry in a caring and gentle manner," said Logue, who treats all his patients with this regard. As the director of the Austin School of Dental Assisting's Associate Dentist, and having operated two private dental practices for 18 years, Logue will bring added value to the Castle Dental family.

To celebrate the grand opening, the Killeen practice is offering a $39 exam and X-rays (save $120); braces starting at $0 down, $109 per month; and no-charge "Tres White"(TM) teeth whitening with completed services of $750 or more including orthodontics (save $100)(1). Prospective patients can call the office at 254-501-3234 or 1-800-TO-SMILE to schedule appointments.

For patients who do not have dental insurance, the Bright Now! Dental Network affiliated offices offer the ConfiDent(R) dental discount program. For a low annual fee paid to the dentist, the dental discount program makes dental care affordable to individuals and families without dental insurance through a 25 percent discount on general dental services and a 20 percent discount on specialty services where available (off the usual and customary fees, which are based on regional dental advisory fee schedules).

About the ConfiDent(R) Dental Discount Program

The ConfiDent(R) program is not an insurance plan. There are no benefits payable to enrollees, nor does ConfiDent(R) compensate dental care providers for services they may render to employees. ConfiDent(R) is not an insurer, guarantor, or underwriter of any services provided under the program or of any payments to providers. Enrollees arrange for needed dental care and make payments directly to the dental care provider. Enrollees are responsible for the entire cost of the dental care and ConfiDent shall in no event be liable for any payment to a provider accessed under the program.

About Bright Now!(R) Dental Inc.

Bright Now!(R) Dental Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Monarch Dental Corp., and Castle Dental Centers, provide business support services to approximately 300 dental offices in 18 states nationwide. Affiliated and staff dentists provide general, cosmetic, and specialty 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 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.

(1) Limit one per person. Not to be combined with any other offers.
    Valid for new, cash patients on initial visit only. Specialty
    services available at some locations. Take Home Teeth Whitening
    Kit (10 pack with upper and lower arch trays) after initial exam,
    X-rays, and cleaning, in absence of periodontal disease. Not all
    patients are candidates for whitening. Offers subject to change
    and expire on 9/30/06.