SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No....)
...(Name of Issuer)......ORTHALLIANCE, INC.
(Title of Class of Securities)....CLASS A COMMON STOCK
(CUSIP) Number)......687913103000.................
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No .....687913103000
(1)Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of
Above Persons
.....ROBERT N. PICKRON ###-##-####....................
(2)Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
(a) ....NOT APPLICABLE............................................
(b) .........................................................
(3)SEC Use Only
.............................................................................
(4)Citizenship or Place of Organization ...UNITED STATES
Number of Shares (5)Sole Voting Power .....926,904
Beneficially Owned (6)Shared Voting Power......... 0
by Each
Reporting (7)Sole Dispositive Power ......926,904
Person
With (8)Shared Dispositive Power ....0
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially by Each Reporting
Person
......926,904..................
(10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares (See Instructions)
84,252 shares of Class A Common Stock are held
in separate trusts by a third party trustee for the
benefit of each of Robert N. Pickron's children
and a niece. Robert N. Pickron disclaims
beneficial ownership of the 84,252 shares of
Class A Common Stock held in such trusts.
(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
............................8.07%..............................................
(12)Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
Instructions for Cover Page
(1)Names and Social Security Numbers of Reporting Persons---Furnish the
full legal name of each person for whom the report is filed---i.e., each
person required to sign the schedule itself---including each member of a
group. Do not include the name of a person required to be identified in
the report but who is not a reporting person. Reporting persons are also
requested to furnish their Social Security or I.R.S. identification numbers,
although disclosure of such numbers is voluntary, not mandatory (see
"SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G", below).
(2)If any of the shares beneficially owned by a reporting person are
held as a member of a group and such membership is expressly affirmed, please
check row 2(a). If the membership in a group is disclaimed or the reporting
person describes a relationship with other persons but does not affirm the
existence of a group, please check
row 2(b) [unless a joint filing pursuant to Rule 13d-l(e)( 1)
in which case it may not be necessary to check row 2(b)].
(3)The third row is for SEC internal use; please leave blank.
(4)Citizenship or Place of Organization---Furnish citizenship if the
named reporting person is a natural person. Otherwise, furnish place of
organization.
(5)-(9), (11 )Aggregated amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting
Person, etc. ---Rows (5) through (9) inclusive, and (11) are to be completed
in accordance with the provisions of Item 4 of Schedule 13G. All percentages
are to be rounded off to the nearest tenth (one place after decimal point).
(10)Check if the aggregate amount reported as beneficially owned in
row 9 does not include shares as to which beneficial ownership is disclaimed
pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(12)Type of Reporting Person---Please classify each "reporting person"
according to the following breakdown (see Item 3 of Schedule 13G) and place
the appropriate symbol on the form:
Category
Symbol
Broker Dealer BD
Bank BK
Insurance Company IC
Investment Company IV
Investment Adviser IA
Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund, or Endowment Fund EP
Parent Holding Company HC
Corporation CO
Partnership PN
Individual IN
Other 00
Notes:
Attach as many copies of the second part of the cover page
as are needed, one reporting person per page.
Filing persons may, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication,
answer items on the schedules (Schedule 13D, 13G, or 14D-1) by appropriate
cross references to an item or items on the cover his approach may only be used
where the cover page item or items provide all the disclosure required by the
schedule item. Moreover, such a use of a cover page item will result in the
item becoming a part of the schedule and accordingly being considered as
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act.
Reporting persons may comply with their cover page filing
requirements by filing either completed copies of the blank forms
available from the Commission, printed or typed facsimiles, or
computer printed facsimiles, provided the documents filed have
identical formats to the forms prescribed in the Commission' s regulations
and meet existing Securities Exchange Act rules as to such matters as
clarity and size (Securities Exchange Act Rule 12b-12).
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLYING WITH SCHEDULE 13G
Under Sections 13(d), 13(g), and 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder, the Commission is authorized
to solicit the information required to be supplied by this schedule by certain
security holders of certain issuers.
Disclosure of the information specified in this schedule is mandatory,
except for Social Security or I.R.S. identification numbers disclosure of which
is voluntary. The information will be used for the primary purpose of
determining and disclosing the holdings of certain beneficial owners of certain
equity securities. This statement will be made a matter of public record.
Therefore, any information given will be available for inspection by any
member of the public.
Because of the public nature of the information, the Commission can
utilize it for a variety of purposes, including referral to other governmental
authorities or securities itself-regulatory organizations or investigatory
purposes or in connection with litigation involving the Federal securities
laws or other civil, criminal or regulatory statutes or provisions. Social
Security or I.R.S. identification numbers, if furnished, will assist the
commission in identifying security holders and, therefore, in promptly
processing statements of beneficial ownership of securities.
Failure to disclose the information requested by this schedule,
except for Social Security or I.R.S. identification numbers, may result
in civil or criminal action against the persons involved for violation of
the Federal securities laws and rules promulgated thereunder.
General Instructions
(1)Statements containing the information required by this
schedule shall be filed not later than February 14 following the calendar
year covered by the statement or within the time specified in Rule 13d-l (b)(2),
if applicable.
(2)Information contained in a form which is required to be filed by
rules under Section 13(f) for the same calendar year as that covered by a
statement on this schedule may be incorporated by reference in response to
any of the items of this schedule. If such information is incorporated by
reference in this schedule, copies of the relevant pages of such form shall
be filed as an exhibit to this schedule.
(3)The item numbers and captions of the items shall be included but
the text of the items is to be omitted. The answers to the items shall be
so prepared as to indicate clearly the coverage of the items without referring
to the text of the items. Answer every item. If an item is inapplicable or
the answer is in the negative, so state.
Item 1
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
..........ORTHALLIANCE, INC.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer s Principal Executive Offices:
..........23848 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 200, TORRANCE, CA 90505
Item 2
2(a) Name of Person Filing:
.........ROBERT N. PICKRON.....................................
2(b) Address or Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
.........3294 MEDLOCK BRIDGE ROAD, NORCROSS, GA 30092....
2(c) Citizenship:
..........UNITED STATES..........................................
2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
.........CLASS A COMMON STOCK....................................
2(e) CUSIP No.: 687913103000
Item 3.
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-l(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: NOT APPLICABLE
a. [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
b. [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
c. [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
d. [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
e. [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
f. [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-l(b)(l)(ii)(F)
g. [ ] Parent holding company, in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
Note: See item 7
h. [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-l(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 4. Ownership
If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the
year covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month
described in Rule 13d-l(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds 5 percent,
provide the following information as of that date and identify
those shares which there is a right to acquire.
a. Amount Beneficially Owned:
...926,904...............................................
b. Percent of class
...8.07%..................................................
c. Number of shares as to which such person has:
i. sole power to vote or to direct the vote
..........926,904...........................
ii. shared power to vote or to direct the vote
..........0....................................................
iii. sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
..........926,904.............................................
iv. shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of .........0..................................
Instruction.-For computations regarding securities which
represent a right to acquire an underlying security see Rule 13d-3(d).
Item 5.
Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement
is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting
person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the
class of securities, check the following [ ].
Instruction. Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.
Item 6. Ownership of More than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person
If any other person is known to have the right to receive
or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be
included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more
than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing
of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit
plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company.
If a parent holding company has filed this schedule,
pursuant to Rule 13d-l(b)(ii)(g), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach
an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the
relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company has filed this schedule
pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), attach an exhibit stating the identification
of the relevant subsidiary.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule
13d-l(b)(ii)(H), so indicate under Item 3(h) and attach an exhibit
stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the
group. If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c),
attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as
an exhibit stating the date of the dissolution and that all further
filings with respect to transactions in the security reported on
will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their
individual capacity. See Item 5.
Item 10. Certification
The following certification shall be included if the statement is
filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of
and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with
or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.
Signature.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
Dated As of December 31, 1997
Signature
ROBERT N. PICKRON
Name/Title
The original statement shall be signed by each person
on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized
representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by
his authorized representative other than an executive officer or
general partner of the filing person, evidence of the representative
s authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the
statement, provided, however, that a power of attorney for this
purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be
incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who
signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.
Note Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits,
should be filed with the Commission.
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact
constitute Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).
