Article: Bright Now's Dental Plan Yields $500M in Sales

HEALTHCARE: Opening dental offices the focus; more buys may be in the works

Bright Now Dental Inc.' has mixed two large deals with its own expansion to come up with a formula that's brought a smile to cofounder and Chief Executive Steven BiIt.

The dental management company expects nearly $500 million in sales this year, up from about $70 million in 2003, he said.

Santa Ana-based Bright Now provides management services for dentists, including technology, accounting and billing, human resources, managed care contracting, marketing, call centers and other services.

Bright Now's growth spurt was fueled a couple of years ago by a pair of acquisitions.

It spent $53 million in 2004 for Castle ...

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