UNITED STATES

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): ~~October~~ December 2420, 2018

Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Colorado (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 000-23367 (Commission File Number) 84-1307044 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

Colorado		000-23367		84-1307044
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1777 S. Harrison Street, Suite 1400, 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):

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Item 85.0107. ~~Other~~Submission ~~Events~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December ~~October 24~~20, 2018, ~~Frederic W.J.~~ Birner, ~~and Palm Active~~ Dental, ~~LLC, Palm Global Small Cap Master Fund LP, Palm~~ Management ~~(US) LLC~~Services, ~~Palm~~Inc. ~~Active Partners Management, LLC, and Palm Active Dental II, LP~~ (~~collectively,~~ the “~~Palm Entities~~Company”) ~~entered~~held ~~into~~a ~~Amended and~~special ~~Restated~~meeting ~~Voting~~of ~~and Support Agreements~~ shareholders (the “~~Support~~Special ~~Agreements~~Meeting”). ~~with~~Shareholders ~~Mid-Atlantic~~of ~~Dental~~record ~~Services Holdings,~~of ~~LLC (“Parent”), which amend and restate~~ the ~~Voting~~Company’s ~~and~~common ~~Support~~stock ~~Agreements, dated October 3, 2018 (the “Original Support Agreements”), which were described~~ and ~~included~~Series inA aConvertible ~~Current Report on Form 8-K~~Preferred ~~filed~~Stock ~~with~~at the ~~U.S.~~close ~~Securities~~of ~~and~~business ~~Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)~~ on ~~October~~November 313, 2018., ~~The~~the ~~parties~~record ~~amended and~~date ~~restated~~for the ~~Original~~Special ~~Support~~Meeting, ~~Agreements~~were entitled to ~~correct~~vote ~~certain~~at ~~typographical~~the ~~errors therein~~Special Meeting.

~~Mr.~~The ~~Birner~~holders isof ~~the~~shares ~~Chief~~of ~~Executive~~common ~~Officer~~ stock and aSeries ~~Director~~A ofConvertible Preferred ~~Birner Dental Management Services~~Stock, ~~Inc.~~voting ~~(the~~together ~~“Company”).~~as ~~Joshua~~a S.single ~~Horowitz~~class, ~~Burton~~voted J.on ~~Rubin, and Bradley M. Tirpak serve as Directors of~~ the ~~Company~~two asproposals ~~designees~~at of the ~~Palm~~Special ~~Entities~~Meeting.

InOn the ~~Support~~record ~~Agreements,~~date ~~Mr.~~for ~~Birner and~~ the ~~Palm~~Special ~~Entities have agreed~~Meeting, ~~among~~there ~~other~~were ~~things~~1,880,761 shares ~~to vote an aggregate~~ of ~~37.5%~~common ofstock ~~the~~issued and outstanding, ~~voting~~and 11 shares of ~~the~~Series ~~Company in~~A ~~favor~~Convertible ofPreferred ~~the~~Stock ~~adoption~~issued and ~~approval~~outstanding, each of ~~the~~which ~~Agreement~~shares ~~and~~of ~~Plan~~preferred ofstock ~~Merger~~were ~~(the~~entitled ~~“Merger~~to ~~Agreement”)~~cast 100,000 ~~among~~votes. ~~the Company~~Therefore, ~~Parent,~~there ~~and~~were ~~Bronco Acquisition~~2, ~~Inc.~~980,761 avotes ~~Delaware~~eligible ~~corporation~~to ~~(“Merger~~be ~~Sub”)~~cast at ~~and~~ the ~~merger~~Special ofMeeting. ~~Merger Sub~~Of ~~with and into~~ the ~~Company~~votes ~~(the~~entitled ~~“Merger”)~~to ~~and~~be ~~the~~cast ~~other~~at ~~transactions contemplated by~~ the ~~Merger~~Special ~~Agreement~~Meeting, ~~against~~ ~~any change in the Company’s board of directors~~1,549,069 ~~against~~shares ~~the approval~~ of ~~any~~common ~~alternative~~stock ~~acquisition~~and ~~proposal~~11 ~~or the~~shares ~~adoption~~ of ~~any~~Series ~~agreement~~A ~~relating~~Convertible toPreferred ~~any~~Stock ~~alternative~~(entitled ~~acquisition proposal, and against other proposals relating~~ to ~~matters~~cast ~~that would reasonably be expected to impede~~1, ~~interfere with~~100,000 ~~delay~~votes), ~~postpone,~~or ~~adversely~~approximately ~~affect~~88.9% orof ~~prevent~~ the ~~consummation~~votes ofentitled ~~the~~to ~~Merger~~be orcast at the ~~other~~Special ~~transactions~~Meeting, ~~contemplated~~were byrepresented ~~the~~in ~~Merger~~person ~~Agreement~~or by proxy.

The ~~Support~~final ~~Agreements~~voting ~~will~~results ~~automatically terminate~~on ~~after~~each ~~the~~matter ~~earliest~~considered toat ~~occur of~~ the ~~effective time of the Merger, the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance~~Special ~~with~~Meeting ~~its~~are ~~terms,~~as ~~an adverse recommendation change resulting in the termination of the Merger Agreement, or the mutual written agreement of Parent and the subject shareholders.~~follows:

1. Merger Proposal. The ~~foregoing~~proposal ~~descriptions~~to ofapprove the ~~Support Agreements~~Agreement and ~~the~~Plan ~~transactions~~of ~~contemplated~~Merger, ~~thereby~~dated doas ~~not~~of ~~purport~~October to3, be2018 ~~complete~~(as ~~and~~it ~~are~~may ~~subject~~be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and ~~qualified~~among inthe ~~their~~Company, ~~entirety by~~Mid-Atlantic Dental Services Holdings, ~~the~~LLC ~~full~~(“Mid-Atlantic ~~text~~Dental”), ofand ~~the~~Bronco ~~Support~~Acquisition, ~~Agreements~~Inc., ~~copies~~a wholly owned subsidiary of Mid-Atlantic Dental, pursuant to which ~~are~~the ~~attached~~Company ~~hereto~~would asbe ~~Exhibits~~acquired ~~99.1~~by way of a merger and ~~99.2~~become a wholly owned subsidiary of Mid-Atlantic Dental, was approved by the holders of the Company’s common stock and ~~are~~Series ~~incorporated herein~~A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class, by ~~reference.~~the votes set forth in the table below:

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
2,648,144		580		345		0

Adjournment Proposal. The proposal to approve one or more adjournments of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates if necessary or appropriate to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to approve the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting was approved by the holders of the Company’s common stock and Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class, by the votes set forth in the table below:

Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
2,647,440		1,180		449		0

Although the Adjournment Proposal was approved, an adjournment of the Special Meeting was not necessary or appropriate because the Company’s shareholders approved the Merger Agreement.

Each proposal is described in detail in the definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 19, 2018. The merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement is expected to close in January 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this communication may constitute “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements can usually be identified by the use of words such as “aim,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “evolve,” “expect,” “forecast,” “intend,” “looking ahead,” “may,” “opinion,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “will” and other expressions which indicate future events or trends.

These forward-looking statements are based upon certain expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated as a result of various factors, including the following: (i) risks related to the consummation of the transaction, including the risks that (A) the transaction may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (B) the ~~parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the transaction, (C) other~~ conditions to the consummation of the transaction may not be satisfied, (DC) all or part of ~~Parent~~Mid-Atlantic Dental’s financing may not become available, (ED) the risk that regulatory, licensure or other approvals required for the consummation of the transaction are not obtained or are obtained subject to terms and conditions that are not anticipated, (FE) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent the Company from specifically enforcing ~~Parent~~Mid-Atlantic Dental’s obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by ~~Parent~~Mid-Atlantic Dental, and (GF) that all or any portion of the contingent value right is not paid to the Company’s shareholders, (ii) the effects that any termination of the transaction may have on the Company or its business, including the risks that (A) the Company’s stock price may decline ~~significantly~~ significantly if the transaction is not completed, (B) the transaction may be terminated in circumstances requiring the Company to pay ~~Parent~~Mid-Atlantic Dental a termination fee of up to $2,000,000, or (C) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of of a 12-month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the transaction; (iii) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the transaction may have on ~~the~~ the Company and its business, including the risks that as a result (A) the Company’s business, operating results or stock ~~price~~ price may suffer, (B) the Company’s current plans and operations may be disrupted, (C) the Company’s ability to retain or or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (D) the Company’s business relationships (including patients, dentists, and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (E) the attention of the Company’s management or employees may be diverted ~~from~~ from other important matters; (iv) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on the Company’s ability to ~~operate~~ operate its business or engage in alternative transactions; (v) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the transaction and instituted against the Company and others; (vi) the risk that the transaction may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (vii) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory or tax factors; and (viii) other factors described from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC under the heading “Risk Factors,” including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and in any other of the Company’s filings with the SEC.

All forward-looking statements are qualified by, and should be considered in conjunction with, such cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which such statements were made. Except as required by applicable law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after such date.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the transaction, the Company intends to file relevant materials with the SEC, including a proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Following the filing of the definitive proxy statement with the SEC, the Company will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each shareholder entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the transaction. Company shareholders are urged to carefully read these materials (and any amendments or supplements) and any other relevant documents that the Company files with the SEC when they become available because they will contain important information. The definitive proxy statement, the preliminary proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the transaction (when they become available), and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov), at the Company’s investor website (https://www.perfectteeth.com/about/investor-relations), or by writing or calling the Company at Birner Dental Management Services, Inc., 1777 S. Harrison Street, Suite 1400, Denver, CO 80210 or at (303) 691-0680.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders with respect to the transaction. Information about the Company’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of the Company’s common stock is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2018. To the extent that holdings of the Company’s securities have changed since the amounts printed in the Company’s proxy statement, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information regarding the identity of the participants in the proxy solicitation, and their direct or indirect interests in the transaction, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the proxy statement and other materials to be filed with the SEC in connection with the transaction.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Amended and Restated Voting and Support Agreement, dated October 24, 2018, by and among Mid-Atlantic Dental Services Holdings, LLC and Frederic Birner.

99.2 Amended and Restated Voting and Support Agreement, dated October 24, 2018, by and among Mid-Atlantic Dental Services Holdings, LLC, Palm Active Dental, LLC, Palm Global Small Cap Master Fund LP, Palm Management (US) LLC, Palm Active Partners Management, LLC, and Palm Active Dental II, LP.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.	~~Birner Dental Management Services, Inc.~~
Date:	October 24, 2018	By:	/s/ Dennis N. Genty
Date: December 20, 2018	By:	/s/ Dennis N. Genty
			Dennis N. Genty
		Dennis N. Genty Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
			Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

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