UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


   Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)         March 15, 2006
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                     Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Colorado
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

               0-23367                                84-1307044
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       (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)

              3801 East Florida Avenue, Suite 508, Denver, CO 80210
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              (Address of Principal Executive Offices)      (Zip Code)

                                 (303) 691-0680
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)

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Item 8.01         Other Events.

Declaration of Quarterly Dividend.

On March 15, 2006, Birner Dental Management Services, Inc. announced, in the
attached press release, the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $.13 per
common share, payable April 13, 2006 to shareholders of record March 31, 2006.
The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.9



(c)      Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Description
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99.9              Announcement of a quarterly dividend payable April 13, 2006
                  to shareholders of record March 31, 2006.







                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.




                                    BIRNER DENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
                                    a Colorado corporation


Date:  March 15, 2006               By:      /s/ Dennis N. Genty
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                                    Name:    Dennis N. Genty
                                    Title:   Chief Financial Officer, Secretary,
                                             Treasurer and Director
                                             (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                             Officer)