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 period ending March 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  We,
Gerald K. Kunkle,  Jr., Chief Executive  Officer and Vice 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/ Gerald K. Kunkle, Jr.
    Gerald K. Kunkle, Jr.
    Chief Executive Officer and
    Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors


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


May 10, 2004