EXHIBIT 23.2




                         Consent of Independent Auditors





The Board of Directors
DENTSPLY International Inc.:

We consent to  incorporation  by reference in the  registration  statements
(Nos. 333-56093,  33-52616,  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 sheet of DENTSPLY International Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December  31,  1999,  and  the  related   consolidated   statements  of  income,
stockholders'  equity, and cash flows and related schedule for each of the years
in the two year period  ended  December 31,  1999,  which report  appears in the
December 31, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of DENTSPLY International Inc.



                                                  KPMG LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 14, 2001


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