Dental · last verified July 2026
Smile Brands
DSO operating Bright Now! Dental, Monarch Dental, and other brands
- FOUNDED
- 1998
- ACQUIRED
- Gryphon Investors, 2016
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1998
Smile Brands founded
2016
Acquired by Gryphon Investors
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