Is BrightNow Dental Alameda private equity backed?
PE-backed
BrightNow Dental Alameda is affiliated with Smile Brands, a PE-backed dental group (backed by Gryphon Investors).
In dentistry a PE-backed company usually manages the practice through a management services organization, and a dentist remains the practice’s legal owner.
Details
- Practice
- BrightNow Dental Alameda (Erick N Cuenca,dmd,inc)
- Address
- 2140 South Shore Center, Alameda, CA 94501
- Phone
- (714) 428-2000
- Owner group
- Smile Brands
- Label
- PE-backed (Gryphon Investors)
- Backers
- Gryphon Investors (since 2016)
- PE stake
- PE investors hold a majority stake in the group.
- How the group holds practices
- Mixed: a combination of buyouts and partnerships. What the dentist keeps: owner-dentists can buy up to 10% of their Smile Brands practice; transition sellers keep nothing stated.
- Confidence
- Medium. The practice’s NPI record names the group, is signed by the same official as two or more of the group’s confirmed practices, or the group’s own job board names it. About confidence
Evidence
- Listed in the location data on the group’s website: smilebrands.com (2026-10-30)
- Who owns Smile Brands:
Checked 2026-10-31. A label describes who owns or backs the practice, not the quality of its care.
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