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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June __, 2000

                                                      REGISTRATION NO. 333-48831
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                        POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
                                    FORM S-8

                          REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                               ORTHALLIANCE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                                               95-463213
(State or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

                      21535 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
                           TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA 90503
   (Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

                               ORTHALLIANCE, INC.
              AMENDED AND RESTATED 1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN
                              (Full title of plan)

                                  SAM WESTOVER
                             CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                      21535 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 200
                           TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA 90503
                                 (310) 792-1300
                (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
               number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                    COPY TO:

                           MICHAEL J. O'SULLIVAN, ESQ.
                           MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
                       355 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 3500
                       LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071-1560
                                 (213) 683-9100




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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE




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                                                        Proposed
                                      Proposed          Maximum
Title of                              Maximum           Aggregate
Securities To Be    Amount To Be      Offering Price    Offering         Amount of
Registered          Registered (1)    Per Share(2)      Price(2)         Registration Fee
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Class A Common      1,000,000             (2)            $6,377,303.92     $1,683.61
Stock, par value
$.001 per share
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(1)     This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
        Common Stock which become issuable under the OrthAlliance, Inc. Amended
        and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan (formerly known as the
        OrthAlliance, Inc. 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan) (the "Plan") by
        reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other
        similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which
        results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of Common
        Stock of OrthAlliance, Inc.


(2)     Calculated solely for purposes of this offering under Rule 457(h) of the
        Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of the average price of the total of
        (i) options previously granted for 5,911 shares of Class A Common Stock
        (the "Common Stock") under the Plan at an exercise price of $8.00 per
        share, (ii) options previously granted for 1,372 shares of Common Stock
        pursuant to the Plan at an exercise price of $7.9375 per share, (iii)
        options previously granted for 10,641 shares of Common Stock pursuant to
        the Plan at an exercise price of $7.75 per share, (iv) options
        previously granted for 4,016 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan
        at an exercise price of $7.625 per share, (v) options previously granted
        for 90,287 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan at an exercise
        price of $7.4375 per share, (vi) options previously granted for 133,598
        shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan at an exercise price of
        $7.375 per share, (vii) options previously granted for 13,502 shares of
        Common Stock pursuant to the Plan at an exercise price of $7.3125 per
        share, (viii) options previously granted for 13,341 shares of Common
        Stock pursuant to the Plan at an exercise price of $7.25 per share, (ix)
        options previously granted for 4,191 shares of Common Stock pursuant to
        the Plan at an exercise price of $7.1875 per share, (x) options
        previously granted for 1,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan
        at an exercise price of $6.875 per share, (xi) options previously
        granted for 5,198 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan at an
        exercise price of $6.625 per share, (xii) options previously granted for
        7,002 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan at an exercise price
        of $6.50 per share, (xiii) options previously granted for 12,500 shares
        of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan at an exercise price of $6.4375 per
        share, (xiv) options previously granted for 13,111 shares of Common
        Stock pursuant to the Plan at an exercise price of $6.25 per share, (xv)
        options previously granted for 1,165 shares of Common Stock pursuant to
        the Plan at an exercise price of $6.0625 per share, (xvi) options
        previously granted for 464,830 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the
        Plan at an exercise price of $6.00 per share, (xvii) options previously
        granted for 1,615 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan at an
        exercise price of $5.9375 per share, (xviii) options previously granted
        for 25,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan at an exercise
        price of $5.875 per share, (xix) options previously granted for 5,000
        shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan at an exercise price of
        $5.8125 per share, and (xx) the average of the high and low sales prices
        per share reported on the Nasdaq National Market on May 31, 2000 for the
        185,311 shares of Common Stock for which options have not been granted
        under the Plan.


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                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed by OrthAlliance, Inc. (the "Registrant") under
registration number 333-48831 with respect to the securities offered pursuant to
the Registrant's 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") are hereby
incorporated by reference herein, and the opinions and consents listed below are
annexed hereto:





Exhibit          Description
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4.3              OrthAlliance, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Employee Stock Option
                 Plan, as amended.

5.1              Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP regarding legality of shares
                 being registered.

23.1             Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

23.2             Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1             Power of Attorney (included on signature page).




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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies
that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Torrance, State of California, on the 2nd day of June, 2000.


                                       ORTHALLIANCE, INC.


                                       By: /s/ SAM WESTOVER
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                                       Sam Westover
                                       Chief Executive Officer

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Sam Westover, James C. Wilson and Paul H. Hayase and
each of them, a true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution for such person and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and any of them, or their substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and as of the dates
indicated.






Signature                    Title                                   Date
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/s/ SAM WESTOVER             President, Chief Executive          June 2, 2000
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Sam Westover                 (Principal Executive Officer)


/s/ JAMES C. WILSON          Chief Financial Officer             June 2, 2000
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James C. Wilson              Accounting Officer)


/s/ W. DENNIS SUMMERS        Chairman of the Board               June 2, 2000
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W. Dennis Summers



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                             Director                            June _, 2000
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Randall K. Bennett


/s/ LARRY D. DORMOIS         Director                            June 2, 2000
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Larry D. Dormois

/s/ DOUGLAS D. DURBIN        Director                            June 2, 2000
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Douglas D. Durbin


/s/ G. HARRY DURITY          Director                            June 2, 2000
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G. Harry Durity


                             Director                            June _, 2000
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Raymond G.W. Kubisch


                             Director                            June _, 2000
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Craig L. McKnight


                             Director                            June _, 2000
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Stephen G. Tracey



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX





EXHIBIT        DESCRIPTION                                                  PAGE
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4.3            OrthAlliance, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Employee
               Stock Option Plan, as amended.

5.1            Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP regarding legality
               of shares being registered.

23.1           Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

23.2           Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit
               5.1).

24.1           Power of Attorney (included on signature page).