UPDATE 1-Dentsply 2nd-qtr profit up; raises year outlook

(Reuters) - The company posted a net profit of $65.4 million, or 42
cents per share, compared with a profit of $59.3 million, or 37
cents per share, a year earlier.




Excluding items, Dentsply earned 44 cents per share.
Analysts, on average, had expected 43 cents per share,
according to Reuters Estimates.


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