Exhibit 31.2

Section 302 Certifications Statement

I, Bret W. Wise, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this Form 10-K of DENTSPLY International
      Inc;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
      untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
      material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
      light of the circumstances under which such statements were
      made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
      this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
      financial information included in this report, fairly
      present in all material respects the financial condition,
      results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
      of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are
      responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure
      controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
      13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

        (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
        caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
        designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
        information relating to the registrant, including its
        consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
        within those entities, particularly during the period in
        which this report is being prepared;

        (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
        disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
        report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
        disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
        period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
        and

        (c) Disclosed in this report any change in the
        registrant's internal control over financial reporting
        that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal
        quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably
        likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
        control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have
      disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal
      controls over financial reporting, to the registrant's
      auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board
      of directors:

        (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
        in the design or operation of internal control over
        financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
        adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
        process, summarize and report financial information; and

        (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
        management or other employees who have a significant role
        in the registrant's internal control over financial
        reporting.

Date: March 15, 2004




/s/ Bret W. Wise


Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer