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 September 30, 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


November 8, 2004