SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C.

                                    FORM 8-K

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

                         Date of Report: January 5, 1998


                             MEDICAL DYNAMICS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                         Commission file number: 0-8632

          Colorado                                              84-0631765
          --------                                              ----------
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification Number)


                             99 Inverness Drive East
                            Englewood, Colorado 80112
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (303) 790-2990

                                 not applicable
                  former name or former address, if applicable







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Item 5: Other Events

     On January 5, 1998,  Medical Dynamics,  Inc. ("MEDY") entered into a letter
of  intent  to  acquire  Information  Presentations  Systems,  Inc.  ("IPS")  of
Marietta, Georgia. In its eight year history, IPS has become one of the nation's
largest  suppliers  of  customized  multimedia  systems  for use in a variety of
dental  operatory  environments.  IPS has been involved in the  development  and
marketing of several dental  technology  products,  including  intra-oral  video
cameras,  video and computer image storage systems,  patient management systems,
and digital radiography and micro-abrasion instruments.

     The letter of intent is  non-binding,  and is subject to the  completion by
both MEDY and IPS of their due  diligence  investigations  and  compliance  with
appropriate  legal  requirements,  and is further subject to the approval of the
Board of Directors of MEDY.  Thus there can be no assurance that the acquisition
will  be  completed.  The  parties  have  agreed  to  attempt  to  complete  the
acquisition by February 15, 1998. If the acquisition is completed,  MEDY intends
to consolidate IPS's operations with Computer Age Dentist, Inc. ("CADI"), MEDY's
wholly-owned  subsidiary acquired in October 1997. As a result, CADI will handle
the sale, installation,  training and follow-up support for the expanded line of
dental products. If completed, the acquisition will involve payment of shares of
MEDY's restricted common stock and cash to the IPS shareholders.

     IPS's  principals  include R. Scott  McLaughlin and Don C. Jackson.  If the
acquisition is completed,  Mr.  McLaughlin  will become Vice  President/National
Sales   Manager   for  CADI,   and  Mr.   Jackson   will   become   CADI's  Vice
President/Harware Product Development and Technical Services. Mr. McLaughlin (51
years  old) has been one of the two  principals  of IPS since its  inception  in
1990.  Before  that,  Mr.  McLaughlin  was  with  Unisys   Corporation  and  its
predecessor   company,  the  Oakleaf  Corporation  for  eleven  years  in  sales
management,  and  (previously)  General Motors  Corporation  for eleven years in
financial  analysis.  Mr. McLaughlin attended the University of South Florida in
1966 through 1967.

     Mr.  Jackson (49 years old) has been the other  principal  of IPS since its
inception.  Mr.  Jackson was  Southeast  Vice  president of the Auto Division of
Unisys and its predecessor, Oakleaf, for approximately twelve years before 1990.
While at Oakleaf  before its purchase by Unisys,  Mr.  Jackson was the Executive
Vice  President  of  Oakleaf  at a time when that  corporation  grew from six to
approximately  400 employees.  Mr. Jackson obtained a Bachelor of Science degree
in Electrical Engineering from Wayne State University in 1972.

     IPS employs  approximately  five people,  including Messrs.  McLaughlin and
Jackson.  IPS also retains ten contract sales  representatives and five contract
installation   technicians.   IPS  has  a  base  of  more  than  1,000  customer



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installations  throughout the United States.  During the year ended December 31,
1997,  IPS is estimated to have achieved  unaudited  gross revenues of more than
$3,000,000.  If the  acquisition  is  completed,  MEDY  intends to leave the IPS
operations in Marietta, Georgia, although IPS will be administered out of CADI's
offices in Los Angeles, California.

     As noted, the acquisition is dependent upon a number of factors,  and there
can be no assurance that it will be completed.  Certain statements  contained in
this report,  such as the possibility that MEDY's  acquisition of IPS may occur,
may be  forward-looking  statements.  The accuracy of these statements cannot be
guaranteed as they are subject to a variety of risks including,  but not limited
to, the possibility  that the  acquisition  may not occur or, if it occurs,  the
possibility  that the terms or timing of the  acquisition  may be different than
those currently  contemplated.  If the acquisition  does occur,  there can be no
assurance   that  MEDY  will  be  able  to  integrate   IPS's   operations   and
administration into its CADI operations.





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                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                       MEDICAL DYNAMICS, INC.



January 8, 1998                        By: /s/ Van A. Horsley
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Van A. Horsley, President
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C.

                                    FORM 8-K

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

                         Date of Report: January 5, 1998

                             MEDICAL DYNAMICS, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                         Commission file number: 0-8632

          Colorado                                              84-0631765
          --------                                              ----------
(State or other jurisdiction of                               (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification Number)

                             99 Inverness Drive East
                            Englewood, Colorado 80112
              (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

               Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                                 (303) 790-2990

                                 not applicable
                  former name or former address, if applicable
Item 5: Other Events

     On January 5, 1998,  Medical Dynamics,  Inc. ("MEDY") entered into a letter
of  intent  to  acquire  Information  Presentations  Systems,  Inc.  ("IPS")  of
Marietta, Georgia. In its eight year history, IPS has become one of the nation's
largest  suppliers  of  customized  multimedia  systems  for use in a variety of
dental  operatory  environments.  IPS has been involved in the  development  and
marketing of several dental  technology  products,  including  intra-oral  video
cameras,  video and computer image storage systems,  patient management systems,
and digital radiography and micro-abrasion instruments.

     The letter of intent is  non-binding,  and is subject to the  completion by
both MEDY and IPS of their due  diligence  investigations  and  compliance  with
appropriate  legal  requirements,  and is further subject to the approval of the
Board of Directors of MEDY.  Thus there can be no assurance that the acquisition
will  be  completed.  The  parties  have  agreed  to  attempt  to  complete  the
acquisition by February 15, 1998. If the acquisition is completed,  MEDY intends
to consolidate IPS's operations with Computer Age Dentist, Inc. ("CADI"), MEDY's
wholly-owned  subsidiary acquired in October 1997. As a result, CADI will handle
the sale, installation,  training and follow-up support for the expanded line of
dental products. If completed, the acquisition will involve payment of shares of
MEDY's restricted common stock and cash to the IPS shareholders.

     IPS's  principals  include R. Scott  McLaughlin and Don C. Jackson.  If the
acquisition is completed,  Mr.  McLaughlin  will become Vice  President/National
Sales   Manager   for  CADI,   and  Mr.   Jackson   will   become   CADI's  Vice
President/Harware Product Development and Technical Services. Mr. McLaughlin (51
years  old) has been one of the two  principals  of IPS since its  inception  in
1990.  Before  that,  Mr.  McLaughlin  was  with  Unisys   Corporation  and  its
predecessor   company,  the  Oakleaf  Corporation  for  eleven  years  in  sales
management,  and  (previously)  General Motors  Corporation  for eleven years in
financial  analysis.  Mr. McLaughlin attended the University of South Florida in
1966 through 1967.

     Mr.  Jackson (49 years old) has been the other  principal  of IPS since its
inception.  Mr.  Jackson was  Southeast  Vice  president of the Auto Division of
Unisys and its predecessor, Oakleaf, for approximately twelve years before 1990.
While at Oakleaf  before its purchase by Unisys,  Mr.  Jackson was the Executive
Vice  President  of  Oakleaf  at a time when that  corporation  grew from six to
approximately  400 employees.  Mr. Jackson obtained a Bachelor of Science degree
in Electrical Engineering from Wayne State University in 1972.

     IPS employs  approximately  five people,  including Messrs.  McLaughlin and
Jackson.  IPS also retains ten contract sales  representatives and five contract
installation   technicians.   IPS  has  a  base  of  more  than  1,000  customer
installations  throughout the United States.  During the year ended December 31,
1997,  IPS is estimated to have achieved  unaudited  gross revenues of more than
$3,000,000.  If the  acquisition  is  completed,  MEDY  intends to leave the IPS
operations in Marietta, Georgia, although IPS will be administered out of CADI's
offices in Los Angeles, California.

     As noted, the acquisition is dependent upon a number of factors,  and there
can be no assurance that it will be completed.  Certain statements  contained in
this report,  such as the possibility that MEDY's  acquisition of IPS may occur,
may be  forward-looking  statements.  The accuracy of these statements cannot be
guaranteed as they are subject to a variety of risks including,  but not limited
to, the possibility  that the  acquisition  may not occur or, if it occurs,  the
possibility  that the terms or timing of the  acquisition  may be different than
those currently  contemplated.  If the acquisition  does occur,  there can be no
assurance   that  MEDY  will  be  able  to  integrate   IPS's   operations   and
administration into its CADI operations.
SIGNATURES

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

                                       MEDICAL DYNAMICS, INC.

January 8, 1998                        By: /s/ Van A. Horsley
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Van A. Horsley, President