Exhibit 99.9
Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.
3801 East Florida Avenue, Suite 508
Denver, Colorado 80210
303-691-0680

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 15, 2006

                     BIRNER DENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
                        DECLARES $.13 QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

DENVER, COLORADO, March 15, 2006...Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.
(NASDAQ SmallCap Market: BDMS), operators of PERFECT TEETH dental practices
announces its regular quarterly dividend. The Company's board of directors has
declared a quarterly cash dividend of 13 cents per share of common stock. The
dividend is payable April 13, 2006, to shareholders of record March 31, 2006.

Birner Dental Management Services, Inc. acquires, develops, and manages
geographically dense dental practice networks in select markets in Colorado, New
Mexico, and Arizona. Currently the Company manages 58 dental offices, of which
36 were acquired and 22 were de novo developments. The Company operates its
dental offices under the PERFECT TEETH name.

Certain of the matters discussed herein may contain forward-looking statements
that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from expectations. These and other risks are set
forth in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

For Further Information Contact:
Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.
Dennis Genty
Chief Financial Officer
(303) 691-0680