SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 12, 1999
GENTLE DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington 000-23673 91-1577891
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) File No.) Identification No.)
222 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 740, El Segundo, California 90245-4340
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(310) 765-2400
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
No Change
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On March 12, 1999, Gentle Dental Service Corporation ("GDSC") released
its financial numbers for the fourth quarter and year ended 1998.
Additionally, InterDent, Inc. released a Supplemental Pooled Statement of
Operation for each of the quarters and year ended 1998, which includes the
combined operations of GDSC and Dental Care Alliance, accounted for as a
pooling-of-interest, for those periods. The press release containing the
financial numbers of DCA and InterDent, Inc. is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and
is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 12, 1999
GENTLE DENTAL SERVICE CORPORATION
By /s/ Michael T. Fiore
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Michael T. Fiore
Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release issued March 12, 1999