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)     August 31, 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)

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

      Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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     DFR 230.425)

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     Exchange Act  (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 8.01     Other Events.

Commencement of Tender Offer.

On  August  31,  2006, Birner Dental Management Services, Inc. announced, in the
attached  press  release,  commencement of a tender offer.  The press release is
filed  as  Exhibit  99.9


(c)     Exhibits

Exhibit No.     Description
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99.9            Announcement of commencement of tender offer.




                                   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.
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                    a Colorado corporation


Date:  August 31, 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)