DALLAS, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Crdentia Corp. (OTC:CRDT) (BULLETIN BOARD: CRDT) , a leading healthcare staffing company, today announced the appointment of Mr. Charlie Mayhone to Director of Operations for Crdentia's national Travel Division and local Charlotte, North Carolina market effective January 18, 2008. In this role, Mr. Mayhone will supervise administrative and clinical operations and work to achieve growth through operating efficiency and new business expansion. Mr. Mayhone was most recently Director of Operations for Crdentia's Austin, San Antonio and Dallas, Texas, markets. While in this position, he successfully increased revenue and client base and was instrumental in forging new lines of business for the organization. Additionally, he successfully hired and integrated new top-level managers, which significantly strengthened the Company's leadership in the Dallas and Austin markets. "Since joining Crdentia in July, 2007, Charlie has demonstrated excellent leadership skills while generating revenue growth and developing strong business relationships in the markets under his charge," said John Kaiser, CEO. "His excellent management abilities and extensive experience in a broad array of staffing services including travel nursing and nurse and allied health per diem staffing, will be a great asset in his new role. I am very confident that Charlie will be a key contributor to our future success as Crdentia expands its position as a leading provider of healthcare staffing services." Prior to joining Crdentia, Mr. Mayhone was Director of Sales at a leading U.S. healthcare staffing company where he was instrumental in increasing revenue, increasing traveler count and raising staff retention levels. Mr. Mayhone received his B.A. from Marshall University. 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: Jim TerBeest, CFO of Crdentia Corp., +1-972-850-0780 DATASOURCE: Crdentia Corp. CONTACT: Jim TerBeest, CFO of Crdentia Corp., +1-972-850-0780 Web site: http://www.crdentia.com/

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