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 June 30, 2005 as filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  We,
Gerald K. Kunkle,  Jr., Chief Executive  Officer and Chairman of the Board
of  Directors  of the Company and William R.  Jellison,  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
Chairman of the Board of Directors


/s/ William R. Jellison
William R. Jellison
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer


August 5, 2005