Consent of Independent Auditors





The Board of Directors
DENTSPLY International Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration  statements
(Nos. 333-56093,  33-61780,  33-52616, 33-41775, 33-71792, 33-79094, and
33-89786) on Form S-8 and  registration  statement No. 333-76089 on Form
S-3 of  DENTSPLY  International  Inc.  of our report  dated  January 20,
2000,   relating  to  the   consolidated   balance  sheets  of  DENTSPLY
International  Inc. and  subsidiaries  as of December 31, 1999 and 1998,
and  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  income,   stockholders'
equity,  and cash flows and  related  schedule  for each of the years in
the three year period ended  December 31, 1999,  which report appears in
the  December   31,  1999  annual   report  on  Form  10-K  of  DENTSPLY
International Inc.



                                          KPMG LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 28, 2000