FORM 8-K


                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                      WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



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                          CURRENT REPORT
              Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                  Date of Report March 1, 2004
                 (Date of earliest event reported)


                    DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC
          (Exact name of Company as specified in charter)



           Delaware              0-16211        39-1434669
     (State of Incorporation)  (Commission    (IRS Employer
                               File Number)  Identification No.)




      221 West Philadelphia Street, York, Pennsylvania    17405
        (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)



                          (717) 845-7511
         (Company's telephone number including area code)









Item 5. - Other Events In December 2003 the Company announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell its Gendex equipment business which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2004. The Company also announced to the customers impacted that it is discontinuing production of its dental needle line at the end of the first quarter of 2004. Accordingly, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2003 these businesses have been treated as discontinued operations and their results of operations were reported separately from continuing operations for all periods presented. In order to provide additional information regarding its continuing operations and the impact of discontinued operations, the Company is also furnishing a summary of its results of operations reclassified to show the impact of the Gendex equipment business and the dental needle line as discontinued operations for each of the quarters in the years 2003 and 2002. This summary is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference. Item 7. - Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Financial Statements - Not applicable. (b) Exhibits: 99.1 Summary of the Company's quarterly results operation for the fiscal years 2003 and 2002, related to its continuing and discontinued operations, as referenced in Item 5.

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC (Company) /s/Bret W. Wise Bret W. Wise Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: March 1, 2004

Dentsply International Inc.
Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)




                                                    First         Second          Third          Fourth          Total
                                                   Quarter        Quarter        Quarter        Quarter           Year
                                                                   (in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                                                           

2003

Net sales from continuing operations          $    371,236   $    394,478   $    375,503   $    429,708   $    1,570,925
Gross profit from continuing operations            182,762        198,075        183,801        208,563          773,201
Operating income from continuing operations         60,524         69,840         63,781         73,838          267,983
Net income from continuing operations               37,439         43,450         40,287         48,677          169,853
Net income from discontinued operations                828            768          1,027          1,707            4,330
Net income                                    $     38,267   $     44,218   $     41,314   $     50,384   $      174,183

Earnings per common share - basic
  Continuing operations                       $       0.48   $       0.55   $       0.51   $       0.62   $         2.16
  Discontinued operations                             0.01           0.01           0.01           0.02             0.05
Total earnings per common share               $       0.49   $       0.56   $       0.52   $       0.64   $         2.21

Earnings per common share - diluted
  Continuing operations                       $       0.47   $       0.54   $       0.50   $       0.60   $         2.11
  Discontinued operations                             0.01           0.01           0.01           0.02             0.05
Total earnings per common share               $       0.48   $       0.55   $       0.51   $       0.62   $         2.16

Cash dividends declared per common share      $      0.046   $      0.046   $     0.0525   $     0.0525   $        0.197

2002

Net sales from continuing operations          $    331,650   $    361,601   $    340,301   $    384,048   $    1,417,600
Gross profit from continuing operations            163,169        178,654        171,239        191,349          704,411
Operating income from continuing operations         55,715         62,945         59,539         71,253          249,452
Net income from continuing operations               32,148         35,810         34,900         40,783          143,641
Net income from discontinued operations                948          1,010            866          1,487            4,311
Net income                                    $     33,096   $     36,820   $     35,766   $     42,270   $      147,952

Earnings per common share - basic
  Continuing operations                       $       0.41   $       0.46   $       0.45   $       0.52   $         1.84
  Discontinued operations                             0.01           0.01           0.01           0.02             0.05
Total earnings per common share               $       0.42   $       0.47   $       0.46   $       0.54   $         1.89

Earnings per common share - diluted
  Continuing operations                       $       0.40   $       0.45   $       0.44   $       0.51   $         1.80
  Discontinued operations                             0.01           0.01           0.01           0.02             0.05
Total earnings per common share               $       0.41   $       0.46   $       0.45   $       0.53   $         1.85

Cash dividends declared per common share      $      0.046   $      0.046   $      0.046   $      0.046   $        0.184