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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 ~~PURSUANT~~of TOReport: ~~SECTION~~September 20, 132001 ~~OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~

Date of Report: June 29, 2001

INTERDENT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		000-25549	95-4710504
000-25549	Delaware	95-4710504
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(Commission File Number)	(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

222 North Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 740,
El Segundo, California 90245-4340
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(310) 765-2400
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)

Item 5. Other Events.

~~Reference~~On isSeptember 6, ~~made~~2001, toInterDent, Inc. ~~the~~("InterDent") ~~press~~announced ~~release~~the ~~issued~~departure toof ~~the~~Michael ~~public~~T. byFiore, ~~the~~its ~~registrant~~Chief onExecutive ~~June 29~~Officer, ~~2001~~President, ~~the~~and Chairman. ~~text~~InterDent ofalso ~~which~~announced isthat ~~attached~~it ~~hereto~~has asappointed anH. ~~exhibit~~Wayne ~~and incorporated~~Posey, ~~herein~~a bymember ~~reference,~~of ~~for~~its aboard ~~description~~ of directors, to as the ~~events~~interim ~~reported~~Chairman, ~~pursuant~~President toand ~~this~~Chief ~~Form 8-K~~Executive Officer.

The press release dated September 6, 2001 announcing these changes is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits

99.1: Text of Press Release dated September 6, 2001.
99.2: Confidential Separation and Release Agreement dated as of September 6, 2001, by and among Michael T. Fiore, InterDent, Inc. and Gentle Dental Management, Inc.

	(c)		Exhibits
			99.1		Text of Press Release dated June 29, 2001.

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.

	INTERDENT, INC.
Date: June 29, 2001	By:	/s/ MICHAEL T. FIORE Michael T. Fiore Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 20, 2001	By:	/s/ H. WAYNE POSEY H. Wayne Posey Interim Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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