DENTSPLY International Announces Lab Realignment

York, PA - September  17, 2014 - DENTSPLY International Inc. (NASDAQ-XRAY) today announced that it is proposing steps in Germany to reorganize elements of its laboratory business and associated manufacturing capabilities.  The Company seeks to realign its portfolio of laboratory products, with increased focus on innovative prosthetics materials while deemphasizing its CAD/CAM equipment business.   As required under German law, the Company has entered into a statutory co-determination process under which it will collaborate with the appropriate labor groups to jointly define and implement the infrastructure and staffing adjustments necessary to support this initiative.   These steps are consistent with the previously announced global effort to improve operational efficiencies.

DENTSPLY International Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of dental and other consumable medical device products.  For over 110 years, DENTSPLY's commitment to innovation and professional collaboration has enhanced its portfolio of branded consumables and small equipment.  Headquartered in the United States, the Company has global operations with sales in more than 120 countries.  Visit www.dentsply.com for more information about DENTSPLY and its products.

This press release contains forward-looking information (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) regarding future events or the future financial performance of the Company that involve substantial risks and uncertainties.  Actual events or results may differ materially from those in the projections or other forward-looking information set forth herein as a result of certain risk factors.  These risk factors include, without limitation; the continued strength of dental and medical markets, the timing, success and market reception for our new and existing products, uncertainty with respect to governmental actions with respect to dental and medical products, outcome of litigation and/or governmental enforcement actions, volatility in the capital markets or changes in our credit ratings, continued support of our products by influential dental and medical professionals, our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions, risks associated with foreign currency exchange rates, risks associated with our competitors' introduction of generic or private label products, our ability to accurately predict dealer and customer inventory levels, our ability to successfully realize the benefits of any cost reduction or restructuring efforts, our ability to obtain a supply of certain finished goods and raw materials from third parties and changes in the general economic environment that could affect the business.  Changes in such assumptions or factors could produce significantly different results.

For additional information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements, please refer to the Company's most recent Form 10-K and its subsequent periodic reports on Forms 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For further information contact:                    

Derek Leckow

Vice President

Investor Relations

(717) 849-7863 

###