EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT





         This Employment Agreement ("Agreement") is made effective as of March

11, 1999, (the "Effective Date") by and between InterDent, Inc., a Delaware

corporation (the "Company"), and L. THEODORE VAN EERDEN ("Employee").



                                    RECITALS



         Pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and

Merger by and between the Company, Wisdom Holdings Acquisition Corp. I, Wisdom

Holdings Acquisition Corp. II, Gentle Dental Service Corporation ("GDSC") and

Dental Care Alliance, Inc. ("DCA") dated October 15, 1998, the Company was

formed and has determined to employ Employee as its Chief Development Officer,

Executive Vice President and Secretary. The parties desire that this Agreement

supersede any and all prior employment agreements employee may have with GDSC

and that such prior agreements be cancelled.



                                    AGREEMENT



         In consideration of the promises, covenants, and representations below,

the parties agree as follows:



         1. Base Compensation. The Company will pay Employee as compensation for

Employee's services a base salary at the annual rate of $140,000 or at such

higher rate as the Company may determine from time to time ("Base Salary").

Employee's Base Salary will be payable in accordance with the Company's standard

payroll procedures.



         2. Duties. Employee shall serve as Chief Development Officer, Executive

Vice President and Secretary of the Company and shall perform such customary,

appropriate and reasonable duties as are usually performed by persons in these

positions or as may be delegated to Employee by the Board of Directors (the

"Board") or Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Employee shall be employed

on a full-time basis and shall devote all of Employee's working time, attention

and energies to the Company during the term of Employee's employment.

Notwithstanding the preceding, Employee will not be precluded from engaging in

appropriate professional, educational, civic, charitable or religious activities

or from devoting a reasonable amount of time to private investments that do not

interfere or conflict with Employee's responsibilities to the Company. Employee

shall principally perform Employee's duties hereunder at the West Coast Regional

Offices of the Company in Vancouver, Washington.



         3. Term of Employment. Employee's employment with the Company is

"at-will" and, therefore, either Employee or the Company can terminate

Employee's employment at any time for any reason or no reason at all, with or

without cause.



         4. Employee Benefits. During the term of Employee's employment,

Employee will be eligible to participate in the employee benefit plans and

executive compensation programs (including any bonus plan(s) established by the

Compensation Committee) maintained from time to time for other senior executive

officers of the Company to the extent that other senior executive officers of

similar level and duties are eligible to participate in such programs and if

Employee qualifies for participation in any such programs. These benefits may

change from time to time.



         5. Business Expenses. During the term of Employee's employment, the

Company shall reimburse Employee for necessary and reasonable travel,

entertainment and other business expenses appropriately incurred by Employee in

connection with performing Employee's duties. The Company will reimburse

Employee for such expenses upon presentation of an itemized account and

appropriate supporting documentation, all in accordance with the Company's

generally applicable policies.



         6. Proprietary Information Agreement. Employee has signed and will

abide by the terms of the Proprietary Information Agreement, the form of which

is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

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