DALLAS, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crdentia Corp. (OTC:CRDT) (BULLETIN BOARD: CRDT) , a leading healthcare staffing company, today announced the promotion of Ms. Penny Kirsch to Vice President of Human Resources, effective immediately. Ms. Kirsch was previously Human Resources Manager for Crdentia and will continue to report to John Kaiser, CEO. In her role, Ms. Kirsch will be responsible for all human resources operations for 135 internal employees and over 2,000 field staff working out of 21 office locations. "With more than 10 years of HR experience in the healthcare staffing industry, Penny will continue to be instrumental in Crdentia's strong growth with her ability to recruit and retain high-quality employees. In addition, Penny has proven her leadership abilities in successfully managing the full integration of seven acquisitions; including the recent acquisitions of ATS Health Services and Medical People Healthcare Services, Inc.," said John Kaiser. "She has played a large role in making Crdentia one of the largest healthcare staffing companies in the country over the past three years and has successfully managed our employee base that has almost tripled under her watch. Also, Penny has implemented company-wide policies and procedures and tracking reports that have greatly improved process and reduced overhead costs. This is a well-deserved promotion." Before joining Crdentia in 2005, Ms. Kirsch was Human Resources Manager for six years with a travel nurse staffing company in Charlotte, NC, with approximately 150 employees. Previously, Ms. Kirsch was the Charlotte Regional HR Manager at Sundance Rehabilitation, a division of Sun Health Group and, prior to that ran the Customer Service Department for four years at RehabWorks, a provider of rehab services to the long-term care community. About Crdentia Corp. Crdentia Corp., one of the nation's leading providers of healthcare staffing solutions, is focused on recruiting talented national and international healthcare professionals to meet the ever-increasing employment needs of over 2,300 clients. Crdentia is one of the few companies that can provide quality temporary staff for all healthcare industry positions including local nurses, travel nurses, allied health, locum tenens and home care professionals. For more information, visit http://www.crdentia.com/. Forward Looking Statements Statements contained in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in "Risk Factors" in the Company's Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to, a limited operating history with no earnings; reliance on the Company's management team; the ability to successfully implement the Company's business plan; the ability to continue as a going concern; the ability to fund the Company's business and acquisition strategy; the growth of the temporary healthcare professional staffing business; difficulty in managing operations of acquired businesses; uncertainty in government regulation of the healthcare industry; and limited trading in the public market for the Company's common stock. The actual results that the Company achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason. Contact Crdentia Corp. John Kaiser, CEO Phone: 972.850.0780 Fax: 972.392.2722 Jim TerBeest, CFO Phone: 972.850.0780 Fax: 972.392.2722 DATASOURCE: Crdentia Corp. CONTACT: John Kaiser, CEO, , or Jim TerBeest, CFO, , both of Crdentia Corp., +1-972-850-0780, fax, +1-972-392-2722 Web site: http://www.crdentia.com/

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