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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 * YETTER JOHN E   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DERMA SCIENCES, INC. [DSCI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Finance & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) DERMA SCIENCES INC, 214 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2013 (Street) PRINCETON, NJ 08540 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 02/13/2013   A   3,600 (1) A $ 0 55,488 D

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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

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 4.95

02/13/2013

A

2,500

(2)

01/20/2021

Common Stock

2,500

$ 0

10,000

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 8

02/13/2013

A

7,500 (3)

02/13/2013

08/31/2021

Common Stock

7,500

$ 0

7,500

D

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 8.75

02/13/2013

A

10,800 (4)

02/13/2013

02/17/2022

Common Stock

10,800

$ 0

10,800

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
YETTER JOHN E DERMA SCIENCES INC 214 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300 PRINCETON, NJ 08540			EVP, Finance & CFO

Signatures

/s/ John E. Yetter		02/15/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	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 granted on February 17, 2012, subject to the issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, and further subject to continued employment through the vesting date. The performance criteria for 2012 were met, resulting in the vesting of 3,600 restricted stock units.
(2)	As previously reported, on January 25, 2011, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the issuer's stock option plan. Based on the satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2012, the option to purchase 7,500 shares of common stock vested on February 17, 2012 and, as reported herein, the option to purchase 2,500 shares of common stock vested on February 13, 2013.
(3)	The options reported herein were issued under the issuer's equity incentive plan in consideration of the reporting person's services to the issuer granted on August 31, 2011, subject to the issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, and further subject to continued employment through the vesting date. The performance criteria for 2012 were met, resulting in the vesting of 7,500 options.
(4)	The options reported herein were issued under the issuer's equity incentive plan in consideration of the reporting person's services to the issuer granted on February 17, 2012, subject to the issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, and further subject to continued employment through the vesting date. The performance criteria for 2012 were met, resulting in the vesting of 10,800 options.

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