Microsoft Word 10.0.2627;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)            January 13, 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)

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

         Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 DFR
    230.425)

|_| Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
    240.14a-12)

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    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))



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Item 8.01         Other Events.

Increased Quarterly Dividend.

On January 11, 2006, Birner Dental Management Services, Inc. announced, in the
attached press release, an increase in the Company's quarterly dividend of $.13
per share from $.10 per share in 2005. The press release is filed as Exhibit
99.9


(c)      Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Description

99.9              Announcement of an increase in quarterly dividends from $.10
                  to $.13 per share.



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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.




                                    BIRNER DENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
                                    a Colorado corporation


Date:  January 13, 2006             By:      /s/ Dennis N. Genty
                                             ----------------------------------
                                    Name:    Dennis N. Genty
                                    Title:   Chief Financial Officer, Secretary,
                                    Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial
                                    and Accounting Officer)
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Microsoft Word 10.0.2627;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)            January 13, 2006
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Colorado
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                0-23367                                  84-1307044
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)

              3801 East Florida Avenue, Suite 508, Denver, CO   80210
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 (303) 691-0680
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

         Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 DFR
    230.425)

|_| Soliciting  material  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
    240.14a-12)

|_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the 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.

Increased Quarterly Dividend.

On January 11, 2006, Birner Dental Management Services, Inc. announced, in the
attached press release, an increase in the Company's quarterly dividend of $.13
per share from $.10 per share in 2005. The press release is filed as Exhibit
99.9

(c)      Exhibits

Exhibit No.       Description

99.9              Announcement of an increase in quarterly dividends from $.10
                  to $.13 per share.
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.
                                    a Colorado corporation

Date:  January 13, 2006             By:      /s/ Dennis N. Genty
                                             ----------------------------------
                                    Name:    Dennis N. Genty
                                    Title:   Chief Financial Officer, Secretary,
                                    Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial
                                    and Accounting Officer)