Castle Dental Opens Another Office in Houston.

The Nation's Leading Provider of Business Support Services to Dentists Expands in Cypress

CYPRESS, Texas -- Bright Now! Dental, Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dentists, today announced the opening of a new Castle Dental office in Cypress, TX. The new office is located at 25823 Northwest Freeway, Suite E in the Cypress Town Center. This new office will be the thirtieth office in the Houston, TX area and demonstrates the company's commitment to making quality, affordable dentistry available within Texas and the United States.

The dental staff, led by Manik Joshi, D.M.D., is committed to providing the local community with general, preventive, and specialty dental services in a caring and comfortable environment. Good dental habits can positively affect overall health, so the dentists and professional staff value their roles in helping patients maintain and/or improve their total wellness. Dr. Joshi is a graduate of Boston University. Dr. Joshi is in her second year of practicing dentistry and will be a valued addition to the Houston Castle Dental team. Dr. Joshi's approach to patient care is to "take care of the patients concern and providing good care, treatment."

To celebrate the grand opening, the office is offering a $75 Dental Exam & X-Rays and a Grand Opening Special $100 Off any new treatment plans.* Prospective patients can call 1-800-TO-SMILE or 281-373-5599 to schedule appointments. The office has appointments available 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For patients who do not have dental insurance, Bright Now! Dental, Inc. offers the ConfiDent([R]) dental discount program. For a low annual fee, the program makes care affordable to individuals and families without dental insurance through a 25% discount on general dental services and a 20% 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! Dental, Inc.([R])

Bright Now! Dental, Inc.([R]) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, 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 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! Dental, Inc.([R]) 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! Dental, Inc.([R]) and its affiliated dental offices employ approximately 4,000 people nationwide. For more information, visit www.brightnow.com.

*Exam and X-Rays regular price is $271. Valid for new, cash patients on initial visit only. $100 Off applies to any new treatment plan, not valid on diagnostic or preventative services. Offer coordinated with insurance. Valid for new patients on initial visit at Cypress location only. Both offers: Limit one per person, cannot be combined, offer subject to change, applicable state laws, and expire on 6/30/08.