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, 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


November 3, 2005