Exhibit 32




                          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  quarter  ending  June 30, 2003 as filed with
the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
We, John C. Miles II,  Chief  Executive  Officer and  Chairman of the Board of
Directors  of the Company and Bret W. Wise,  Senior Vice  President  and 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 our knowledge and belief:

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

(2)   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/ John C. Miles II
John C. Miles II
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors


/s/ Bret W. Wise
Bret W. Wise
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


August 14, 2003