Exhibit 99.2




                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                            AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection  with the Quarterly  Report of DENTSPLY  International  Inc. (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending  September 30, 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I,
William  R.  Jellison,  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  the  Company,   certify,
pursuant  to 18  U.S.C.  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  Section  906  of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge and belief:

(3)   The Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Sections  13(a) or
           15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(4)   The information  contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
           respects,  the  financial  condition and result of operations of the
           Company as of the date of the Report.



/s/ William R. Jellison
William R. Jellison
Chief Financial Officer

November 13, 2002