EXHIBIT 23.2


The Board of Directors
Degussa AG:

 We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration  statement
(No.  333-76089) on Form S-3 and the  registration  statements  (Nos.  33-41775,
33-52616,  33-71792,  33-79094, 33-89786, and 333-56093) on Form S-8 of Dentsply
International,  Inc. of our report dated  September 28, 2001,  except as to note
17, which is as of October 2, 2001,  with respect to the combined  balance sheet
of  Degussa  Dental  Group as of  December  31,  2000 and the  related  combined
statements of income,  equity and comprehensive  income,  and cash flows for the
year ended December 31, 2000, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of Dentsply
International, Inc. dated October 2, 2001.


/s/ KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft AG


KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
Aktiengesellschaft
Wirtschaftspufungsgesellschaft

Frankfurt, Germany
December 14, 2001

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