PROFESSIONAL DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC
10QSB, 1998-08-31
DENTAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   Form 10-QSB

(Mark One)
             [X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the quarterly period ended      July 31, 1998

             [ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                                  EXCHANGE ACT
         For the transition period from ________________ to ___________________
                  Commission file number:   1-11032

                     PROFESSIONAL DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                     --------------------------------------
                     (Exact name of small business issuer as
                            specified in its charter)

                  Nevada                                     71-0644350
                  ------                                     ----------
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                         Identification Number)

                 633 Lawrence Street, Batesville, Arkansas 72501
                    ----------------------------------------
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                 (870) 698-2300
                                 --------------
                           (Issuer's telephone number)

   (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                    report)
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------

         Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports  required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 12 months (or for such
shorter period that the  registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X  No __

          APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
                          DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

         Check whether the registrant  filed all documents and reports  required
to be  filed  by  Section  12,  13 or  15(d)  of  the  Exchange  Act  after  the
distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by court. Yes      No ______.

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

         State the number of shares  outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common equity, as of August 31, 1998:   14,100,000

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                     PROFESSIONAL DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  JULY 31                    OCTOBER 31
                                                                   1998                         1997
                                                               (unaudited)
                                                               -----------                   ----------
ASSETS                                                                       (In thousands)
<S>                                                           <C>                              <C>           
Current Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents                                     $        1,765                   $        1,267
Accounts Receivable:
    Trade - Net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $59,000          2,084                            1,741
            and $60,000 respectively
    Affiliates                                                           232                              133
Inventory                                                              2,992                            2,791
Other Current Assets                                                   1,164                              457
                                                              --------------                   --------------
    Total Current Assets                                               8,237                            6,389

Property and Equipment - Net                                           2,511                            2,494
Other Assets - Net of Accumulated
    Amortization                                                         103                              131
                                                              --------------                   --------------
      Total Assets                                            $       10,851                   $        9,014
                                                              ==============                   ==============

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities:
Line of Credit                                                $          922                   $          390
Accounts Payable - Trade                                               1,221                            1,135
Other Accrued Liabilities                                              1,794                            1,276
Long-term Debt - Current Portion                                         195                              206
Capital Lease Obligations - Current Portion                              173                              173
                                                              --------------                   --------------
      Total Current Liabilities                                        4,305                            3,180

Long-term Debt - Net of Current Portion                                  630                              755
Capital Lease Obligations - Net of Current Portion                       439                              505
                                                              --------------                   --------------

      Total Liabilities                                                5,374                            4,440

Stockholders' Equity:
   Common Stock $0.01 par value:  30,000,000 shares
   authorized; 14,100,000 shares issued and outstanding                  141                              141
Additional Paid-in Capital                                               308                              289
Retained Earnings                                                      5,028                            4,144
                                                              --------------                   --------------
Total Stockholders' Equity                                             5,477                            4,574
                                                              ---------------                  --------------
      Total Liabilities and Stockholders'
       Equity                                                 $       10,851                   $        9,014
                                                              ===============                  ==============
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                        See Notes to Financial Statements



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                     PROFESSIONAL DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

                                   (UNAUDITED)

        FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED JULY 31, 1998 AND 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                           THREE MONTHS ENDED                              NINE MONTHS ENDED
                                                July 31                                        July 31
                                ---------------------------------------              --------------------------    
  
                                      1998                    1997                    1998                 1997
                                      ----                    ----                    ----                 ----
<S>                            <C>                       <C>                  <C>                      <C>      
Sales                          $      6,672              $    6,276           $      20,504            $  17,013

Cost of Goods Sold                    2,713                   2,745                   8,133                7,560
                                -----------               ---------             -----------           ----------

Gross Profit                          3,959                   3,521                  12,371                9,453

Operating Expenses                    3,649                   3,358                  11,289                8,649
                                -----------               ---------              ----------           ----------
Income from Operations                  310                     173                   1,082                  804
Other Income (Expenses)         (        67)              (      46)                    349          (       339)
                                -----------               ---------              -----------          ----------
Net Income before Taxes                 243                     127                   1,431                  465

Provision for Income Taxes      (        91)             (       48)            (       547)        (        178)
                                -----------               ---------             -----------          -----------
Net Income                      $       152               $      79              $      884          $       287
                                ===========               =========              ===========         ===========
Net Income per Share:
     Basic                      $       .01              $      .01              $      .06          $       .02
                                ===========               =========              ===========         ===========
     Diluted                    $       .01              $      .01              $      .06          $       .02
                                ===========               =========              ===========         ===========
Weighted average shares 
   outstanding:
      Basic                      14,121,000              14,104,000              14,121,000           14,104,000
                                 ==========              ==========              ==========           ==========

     Diluted                     14,121,000              14,104,000              14,121,000           14,104,000
                                 ==========              ==========              ==========           ==========
</TABLE>


                        See Notes to Financial Statements

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                     PROFESSIONAL DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

                                   (UNAUDITED)

             FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED JULY 31, 1998 AND 1997

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        1998                              1997
                                                                        ----                              ----
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
<S>                                                            <C>                               <C>          
Net Income                                                     $          884                    $         288
   Adjustments to reconcile net income
   to net cash from operations:
   Depreciation and Amortization                                          520                              456
   Gain/(loss) on disposal of property & equipment                        (10)                             ---
   Deferred Compensation Expense                                           19                               18
Decrease (increase) in:
   Accounts Receivable                                                   (441)                            (247)
   Inventory                                                             (201)                            (372)
    Other Assets                                                         (695)                            (328)
Increase (decrease) in:
   Accounts Payable - Trade                                                86                              190
   Other Accrued Liabilities                                              518                              189
                                                                -------------                    -------------
    Net Cash Provided by Operations                                       680                              194
                                                                -------------                    -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of Property and Equipment                                       (457)                            (854)
Proceeds from Sale of Fixed Assets                                         20                               13
Certificates of Deposit                                                   ---                              400
Investment in Joint Ventures                                              ---                              275
                                                                -------------                    -------------
    Net Cash (used) for Investing Activities                             (437)                            (166)
                                                                -------------                    -------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase (Decrease) in Line of Credit                                     532                             (326)
Issuance of Long-term Debt                                                 20                              497
Payment of Capital Lease Obligations                                     (141)                             ---
Payment of Long-term Debt                                                (156)                            (239)
                                                                -------------                     -------------
     Net Cash (used) for Financing Activities                             255                              (68)
                                                                -------------                     -------------
Increase (decrease) in Cash                                               498                              (40)
Cash and Cash Equivalents -
    Beginning of Period                                                 1,267                              728
                                                                -------------                    -------------
    End of period                                               $       1,765                    $         688
                                                                =============                    =============

</TABLE>
                        See Notes to Financial Statements



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<PAGE>

                     PROFESSIONAL DENTAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

             For the Nine Month Periods Ended July 31, 1998 and 1997

NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

      NATURE OF ORGANIZATION - Professional Dental Technologies, Inc. is a group
      of companies  headquartered in Batesville,  Arkansas engaged  primarily in
      the  business of  designing,  manufacturing  and  marketing  products  and
      services for dental  professionals to be used in the diagnosis,  treatment
      and prevention of periodontal and other dental diseases.

      PRINCIPLES  OF  CONSOLIDATION  -  The  consolidated  financial  statements
      include the accounts of  Professional  Dental  Technologies,  Inc. and its
      wholly-owned   subsidiaries:   PDT  Byte,  Inc.,   Pro-Dentec  FSC,  Inc.,
      Professional Dental Hygienists, Inc., PDT Image, Inc., Professional Dental
      Manufacturing,  Inc.,  Professional Dental Marketing,  Inc.,  Professional
      Dental Printing, Inc., Professional Dental Probes, Inc., (inactive at July
      31,  1998),  and  Professional  Dental  Technologies  Therapeutics,   Inc.
      (collectively the "Company").  All significant  intercompany  accounts and
      transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

      ESTIMATES - The  preparation  of financial  statements in conformity  with
      generally  accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to make
      estimates and assumptions  that affect the reported  amounts of assets and
      liabilities  and  disclosure of contingent  assets and  liabilities at the
      date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and
      expenses  during the reporting  period.  Actual  results could differ from
      those estimates.

      CASH  AND  CASH  EQUIVALENTS  - For the  purpose  of  presentation  in the
      consolidated  statements of cash flows, the Company  considers all cash on
      hand and on deposit with depository institutions with maturity at the time
      acquired of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.

      INVENTORY - Inventory  is recorded at the lower of cost  (determined  on a
      first-in, first-out basis) or market.

      PROPERTY  AND  EQUIPMENT - Property  and  equipment is stated at cost less
      accumulated  depreciation.  Depreciation is calculated  using  accelerated
      methods and is expensed based on the estimated useful lives of the assets.

      LONG-LIVED  ASSETS - The Company adopted  Financial  Accounting  Standards
      Board ("FASB")  Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards ("SFAS") No.
      121, ACCOUNTING FOR THE IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS AND FOR LONG-LIVED
      ASSETS TO BE DISPOSED OF in the year ended  October 31, 1997.  The Company
      reviews long-lived assets and certain identifiable  intangibles to be held
      and used,  for  impairment,  whenever  events or changes in  circumstances
      indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.  The
      adoption  of SFAS No.  121 had no  effect  on the  Company's  consolidated
      financial statements for the period ended July 31, 1998.


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<PAGE>


NOTE 1:  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

      INVESTMENTS  IN AND  ADVANCES TO  AFFILIATES - The Company uses the equity
      method to account for investments in affiliates, primarily joint ventures,
      in which the Company has a 20% to 50% interest.

      NET INCOME PER SHARE - The Company has adopted SFAS No. 128,  Earnings per
      Share, during the year ended October 31, 1997; accordingly, both Basic and
      Diluted EPS were  presented for the quarters ended July 31, 1998 and 1997.
      Basic and diluted  weighted  average number of shares  outstanding for the
      quarters  ended  July 31,  1998 and 1997 were  14,121,000  and  14,104,000
      shares,  respectively.  Common  stock  equivalents  have  less  than  a 3%
      dilutive effect.

      REVENUE  RECOGNITION  - Revenue  is  recognized  at the time that  product
      ownership transfers to the customer,  principally at the time of shipment.
      Revenue from  computer  software  maintenance  agreements  is deferred and
      amortized over the term of the related agreements.

      ACCRUED  WARRANTY  COSTS - The  Company  provides  by a current  charge to
      income,  an amount it estimates  will be needed to cover  future  warranty
      obligations for products sold during the year.

      CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK - Accounts  receivable arise from the sale of
      dental products to dental  professionals  located throughout the world but
      principally  in the  United  States.  The  Company  extends  credit to its
      customers in the normal course of business.  The Company  performs ongoing
      credit  evaluations  of its customers'  financial  condition and generally
      requires no collateral from its customers. The Company's credit losses are
      subject to general economic conditions of the dental industry.

      INCOME  TAXES  -  Income  taxes  are  provided  for  the  tax  effects  of
      transactions  reported in the  financial  statements  and consist of taxes
      currently due plus deferred  taxes,  if any.  Deferred taxes represent the
      net tax effects of temporary  differences  between the carrying amounts of
      assets and  liabilities for financial  reporting  purposes and the amounts
      used for income tax purposes.

      STOCK-BASED   COMPENSATION  -  The  Company  has  adopted  SFAS  No.  123,
      Accounting for Stock-Based  Compensation during the year ended October 31,
      1997.  SFAS No. 123  establishes  accounting  and reporting  standards for
      companies who have stock-based compensation plans. Those plans include all
      arrangements by which employees and non-employees  receive shares of stock
      or other equity  instruments  of the company.  SFAS No. 123 defines a fair
      value based  method of  accounting  for a stock  option or similar  equity
      instrument.  Under  the fair  value  based  method,  compensation  cost is
      measured  at the  grant  date  based  on the  value  of the  award  and is
      recognized over the service  period,  which is usually the vesting period.
      Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion 25, requires compensation cost
      for stock-based employee  compensation plans to be recognized based on the
      difference,  if any,  between the quoted market price of the stock and the
      amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock.  SFAS No. 123 permits an
      entity in  determining  its net income to continue to apply the accounting
      provisions  of APB  Opinion 25 to its  stock-based  employee  compensation
      

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<PAGE>

NOTE 1:  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

      arrangements. An entity that continues to apply APB Opinion 25 must comply
      with the disclosure  requirements  of SFAS 123. The Company has elected to
      continue  to apply the  accounting  provisions  of APB  Opinion No. 25 and
      related interpretations to its employee stock options.

      RECLASSIFICATIONS - Certain  reclassifications  have been made to the 1997
      financial  statements  in order to conform with 1998  financial  statement
      presentation.  These  reclassifications  had no  effect  on  stockholders'
      equity or net income, as previously reported.

ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
         CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

        FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIODS ENDED JULY 31, 1998 AND 1997
        -------------------------------------------------------

              RESULTS OF  OPERATIONS.  For the nine month  period ended July 31,
        1998, net sales were $20.5  million,  an increase of  approximately  21%
        compared to $17.0  million  for the same period in 1997.  This result is
        largely  attributable  to  increases  in sales of each of the  Company's
        three major product lines, Rota-dent and accessories,  ultrasonic scaler
        and accessories,  and dental  pharmaceutical  products.  Computer system
        revenues   were  down  as  a  result  of  fewer   systems   being  sold.
        Approximately  $0.5 million of the increase in revenue can be attributed
        to the net impact of  consolidating  Canadian  revenue  with that of the
        Company in the first six months of 1998,  whereas  such  revenue was not
        consolidated  in the  first  half of 1997.  (Consolidation  of  Canadian
        revenues began on May 1, 1997,  concurrent  with the  termination of the
        Pro-Dentec Canada Partnership.)

              The Company's  sales revenue during the nine months ended July 31,
        1998  and  1997  has  been  substantially  attributable  to sales of the
        Rota-dent and accessories. During the first nine months of 1998, revenue
        from such sales,  excluding  foreign  sales,  amounted to $12.2  million
        compared to $11.1 million for the same period in 1997.  Revenue received
        during the first nine months of 1998 from the sale of pharmaceutical and
        scaler  products  totaled $5.5 million,  compared to $3.1 million in the
        1997 period. Scaler sales in 1998 more than doubled compared to the 1997
        period,   and   pharmaceutical   sales   increased  by  more  than  40%.
        International  sales were $1.4 million in 1998  (including  consolidated
        Canadian  sales),  compared  to $1.0  million in the 1997  period  (when
        Canadian  sales were not  consolidated  for the first six  months).  The
        balance of the  Company's  revenue in both years  resulted from sales of
        computer software, seminar fees and the sale of printed literature.

              Cost of goods sold for the nine  months  ended  July 31,  1998 was
        $8.1  million or 39.7% of sales,  compared  to $7.6  million or 44.4% of
        sales for the  period  ended July 31,  1997.  The  improvement  in gross
        margin   is   primarily   attributable   to   increased    manufacturing
        effectiveness.  In addition, the manufacturing cost of the scaler in the
        first nine months of 1998 was lower than in 1997,  since  startup  costs
        for the new scaler were incurred in 1997.


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<PAGE>

              Operating expenses were $11.3 million during the first nine months
        of 1998 compared to $8.6 million during the 1997 period. Selling expense
        was up  significantly in the 1998 period as a result of continued hiring
        to increase the size of the field sales force, and increased promotional
        expenditures for the Rota-dent and the new scaler. The average number of
        field  salespersons  in the first nine months of 1998 was  approximately
        40% greater than in the 1997 period. General and administrative expenses
        increased as a result of higher legal costs  relating to the  settlement
        of litigation,  and higher medical expenses. Product development expense
        also  increased  in the 1998  period as a result of  increased  software
        development cost.

              Other income and expense,  which primarily  consists of the profit
        or loss from non-consolidated  affiliates,  interest  income/expense and
        non-recurring  income/expense  relating  to the  settlement  of lawsuits
        netted to income of $349,000 for the first nine months of 1998, compared
        with expense of $339,000 for the same period in 1997.  Interest  expense
        was higher and losses in non-consolidated  affiliates were lower in 1998
        than in the 1997 period.

              As a result of the changes  noted  above,  net income for the nine
        month period  ended July 31, 1998 was $884,000  compared to $287,000 for
        the same period in 1997.  If the  non-recurring  amount  relating to the
        settlement  of  lawsuits,  recorded  in the  second  quarter,  was to be
        disregarded,  net income  would have been  $463,000 in the 1998  period,
        resulting in a 61% increase compared to net income in the 1997 period.

        FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED JULY 31, 1998 AND 1997
        --------------------------------------------------------

              RESULTS OF  OPERATIONS.  For the three month period ended July 31,
        1998, net sales increased approximately 6% to $6.7 million,  compared to
        $6.3 million in the 1997 period. This result is largely  attributable to
        increases in sales of each of the Company's  three major product  lines,
        Rota-dent and accessories, ultrasonic scaler and accessories, and dental
        pharmaceutical products.  Computer system revenues were down as a result
        of fewer systems being sold.

              The Company's sales revenue during the three months ended July 31,
        1998 and 1997 were principally  attributable to the Rota-dent.  Domestic
        sales of the  Rota-dent  and  accessories  were $4.0 million in the 1998
        third quarter, compared to $3.9 million in the 1997 period. Sales of the
        scaler and pharmaceutical products generated revenues of $1.8 million in
        the third quarter of 1998,  compared to $1.4 million in the 1997 period.
        Revenue  from  the  sale of  computer-based  products  amounted  to $0.1
        million  in the 1998  quarter  compared  to $0.2  million  in the second
        quarter of 1997.  International  sales  (including  Canadian sales) were
        $0.5 million in the third  quarter of both years.  Revenues from seminar
        fees and the sale of printed literature accounted for the balance of the
        Company's revenue.

              Cost of goods sold for the three month periods ended July 31, 1998
        and 1997 was $2.7  million,  or 40.7% of sales in 1998 compared to 43.7%
        of  sales in 1997.  The  improvement  in  gross  margin  is  principally
        attributable to increased manufacturing effectiveness.  In addition, the
        manufacturing  cost of the scaler in the third quarter of 1998 was lower
        than in the 1997 third quarter because  manufacturing  startup costs for
        the new scaler were incurred in the second and third quarters of 1997.



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<PAGE>

              Operating  expense was $3.6  million in the third  quarter of 1998
        compared to $3.4 million in the 1997 period.  Selling expense  increased
        as a result of continued  hiring to increase the size of the field sales
        force and increased  promotional  expenditures for the Rota-dent and the
        scaler. General and administrative expense was down slightly as a result
        of lower legal  expenses.  Product  development  expense  increased as a
        result of increased software development cost.

              Other  income and expense,  consisting  primarily of the profit or
        loss  from  non-consolidated  affiliates  and  interest  income/expense,
        netted to  expense of $67,000  for the third  quarter of 1998,  compared
        with an expense of $46,000 for the same period in 1997.

              As a result of the changes noted above, net income for the quarter
        ended July 31,  1998 was  $152,000,  compared  to  $79,000  for the same
        period in 1997, and increase of 92%.

              CAPITAL  RESOURCES AND  LIQUIDITY.  On July 31, 1998 the Company's
        total assets were $10.9 million, compared to $9.0 million at October 31,
        1997. The increase in assets  results  primarily from increases in cash,
        receivables  and inventory,  resulting from increasing  revenues.  Total
        liabilities  were $5.4 million,  an increase of $1.0 million compared to
        year end  liabilities  of $4.4  million.  This  results  primarily  from
        increases  in the  draw on the  line of  credit  and  increased  accrued
        liabilities.  Stockholders'  Equity  increased by $0.9 million,  to $5.5
        million, as a result of earnings since October 31, 1997.

              For the nine month period ended July 31, 1998,  net cash  provided
        from operations was $680,000 compared to $194,000 for the same period in
        1997.

              The Company has established reserves for potential warranty claims
        on its primary  products,  and such claims have historically been within
        management's expectation.

              The Company defines  liquidity as the ability to generate adequate
        amounts of cash to meet its needs. The Company has  historically  relied
        primarily on cash provided from  operations to meet its working  capital
        needs, and anticipates this will continue in the near term. However, the
        Company  currently  has a  revolving  line of credit with NBD Bank under
        which it can  draw up to $3  million,  subject  to the  availability  of
        collateral.  This line of credit is primarily secured by receivables and
        inventory,  and may be used to finance the  additional  working  capital
        requirements  of the  Company.  The  Company  also has other  sources of
        credit  with which it can  finance the  purchase  of fixed  assets.  The
        Company  believes  these sources of credit  combined with cash flow from
        operations will be sufficient to meet its foreseeable cash requirements.

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.        LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
               The Company knows of no material litigation involving the Company
               or any of its officers or directors.

ITEM 2.        CHANGES IN SECURITIES
               NONE

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ITEM 3.        DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
               NONE

ITEM 4.        SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
               NONE

ITEM 5.        OTHER INFORMATION
               NONE

ITEM 6.        EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
               NONE



















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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.


                                           PROFESSIONAL DENTAL
                                            TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                        -----------------------------------
                                                 (Registrant)


          6/8/98                        /s/   William T. Evans
- -----------------------------           -----------------------------------
           Date                               William T. Evans
                                              President & CEO



          6/8/98                       /s/   Richard L. Land
- -----------------------------           ------------------------------------
          Date                               Richard L. Land
                                             Vice President & Controller





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