SafeGuard Health Enterprises Inc.:

The Aliso Viejo provider of dental and vision plans as well as preferred provider organization services reported a second quarter net loss of $1.5 million, or 32 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $5.1 million, or $1.07 a share, for the like period last year. The loss in the 1999 period included a loss of $3.3 million from discontinued operations. Revenue rose slightly to $24.2 million from $24 million.