# Sarika Sood

> Sarika Sood is a DDS practicing in Hayward, California, where she works as a Director of Care with Bright Now! Dental, the patient-facing brand of Smile Brands. She trained at MRA Dental College in India and built her chairside career across Northern California, focused on the kind of community-rooted general and cosmetic dentistry that keeps a retail dental office humming.

- **Role:** Director of Care, Bright Now! Dental (Smile Brands), Hayward, CA
- **Organizations:** Bright Now! Dental, Smile Brands Inc., One Smile Dental
- **Education:** Dental degree (DDS equivalent), MRA Dental College, India
- **Known for:** More than a decade of clinical dentistry experience., Director of Care at a Bright Now! Dental office inside the Smile Brands network (~400 affiliated offices nationwide)., Repeat positive patient reviews on Yelp and provider directories for personal follow-up after procedures.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Graduated from MRA Dental College, India.
- **—** — Licensed as a dentist in California.
- **—** — Joined Bright Now! Dental (Smile Brands) in Northern California.
- **—** — Took over as Director of Care at the Hayward office on Hesperian Blvd.

## Achievements

- More than a decade of clinical dentistry experience.
- Director of Care at a Bright Now! Dental office inside the Smile Brands network (~400 affiliated offices nationwide).
- Repeat positive patient reviews on Yelp and provider directories for personal follow-up after procedures.

## Links

- Website: https://brightnow.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarika-sood-96b7964/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/BrightNowDental

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Last updated: 2026-05-30