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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                  March 1, 2006
                Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)


                           NATIONAL DENTEX CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                        Commission file number 000-23092


                 MASSACHUSETTS                        04-2762050
                (State or Other                    (I.R.S. Employer
                Jurisdiction of                    Identification No.)
                Incorporation or
                 Organization)


                526 Boston Post Road,                  01778
                   Wayland, MA
                (Address of Principal                (Zip Code)
                 Executive Offices)

                                 (508) 358-4422
               (Registrant's Telephone No., including Area Code)



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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 1, 2006, National Dentex Corporation issued a press release announcing
its results of operations for the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year
ended December 31, 2005. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated herein by reference.

The information under Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, is
being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be
deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (d) Exhibits

99.1    Press release of National Dentex Corporation dated March 1, 2006.




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                                   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.


                                         NATIONAL DENTEX CORPORATION
                                         (Registrant)




 March 1, 2006
                                                /s/  Richard F. Becker, Jr.
                                         By:....................................
                                         Richard F. Becker, Jr.
                                         Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
                                         Chief Financial Officer





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                                  Exhibit Index


99.1     Press release of National Dentex Corporation dated March 1, 2006.



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