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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hewlett Brett   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DERMA SCIENCES, INC. [DSCI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) WILSON ROAD SOUTH, PRIVATE BAG 1 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/27/2012 (Street) TE PUKE, Q2 3189 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/27/2012   M   2,500 (1) A $ 0 (2) 869,880 I By Comvita Limited (3) Common Stock 05/31/2012   A   3,000 (4) A $ 0 (5) 872,880 I By Comvita Limited (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Units

$ 0 (2)

05/27/2012

M

2,500

05/27/2012

05/27/2012

Common Stock

2,500

$ 0 (7)

0

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 8.98

05/31/2012

A

6,000

05/31/2013

05/31/2022

Common Stock

6,000

$ 0 (8)

6,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hewlett Brett WILSON ROAD SOUTH PRIVATE BAG 1 TE PUKE, Q2 3189	X

Signatures

/s/ Brett D. Hewlett		06/04/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares of the issuer's common stock received upon the vesting of 2,500 restricted stock units, previously granted pursuant to the issuer's restricted stock plan.
(2)	Upon vesting, the reporting person received the number of shares of the issuer's common stock equal to the number of restricted stock units previously granted, without the payment of further consideration.
(3)	Of the securities reported herein 5,000 are held directly by Brett Hewlett and 864,880 are held by Comvita Limited. Brett Hewlett is the Chief Executive Officer of Comvita Limited and therefore may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to these securities held by Comvita Limited. Mr. Hewlett disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities held by Comvita Limited except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	The shares of common stock reported herein represent restricted stock units issued under the issuer's equity incentive plan in consideration of the reporting person's services to the issuer and will vest on May 31, 2013.
(5)	Upon vesting, the reporting person will receive the number of shares of the issuer's common stock equal to the number of restricted stock units previously granted, without the payment of further consideration.
(6)	Of the securities reported herein 8,000 are held directly by Brett Hewlett and 864,880 are held by Comvita Limited. Brett Hewlett is the Chief Executive Officer of Comvita Limited and therefore may be deemed to share voting and investment power with respect to these securities held by Comvita Limited. Mr. Hewlett disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities held by Comvita Limited except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(7)	The restricted stock units were originally granted in consideration of the reporting person's services to the issuer and without payment of consideration.
(8)	The options were granted in consideration of the reporting person's services to the issuer and without payment of consideration under the issuer's equity incentive plan.

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