Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Wolfenson Barry
  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)
Exec VP-Global Bus Dev & Mrktg
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
DERMA SCIENCES, INC., 214 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2011
(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

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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 01/25/2011   A   6,500   01/25/2011(1) 01/20/2021 common stock 6,500 $ 0 (2) 6,500 D  
stock option (right to buy) $ 4.95 01/25/2011   A   10,000     (3) 01/20/2021 common stock 10,000 $ 0 (2) 10,000 D  
restricted stock unit $ 0 (4) 01/25/2011   A   3,000     (5) 04/01/2012 common stock 3,000 $ 0 (6) 3,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Wolfenson Barry
DERMA SCIENCES, INC.
214 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300
PRINCETON, NJ 08540
      Exec VP-Global Bus Dev & Mrktg  

Signatures

 Barry J. Wolfenson, by Raymond C. Hedger, Jr., Attorney In Fact   01/25/2011
**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) The options vested as to 25% on January 25, 2011, the date of the execution of the stock option agreement reflecting the subject grant, and will vest as to an additional 25% on January 20 of 2012, 2013 and 2014.
(2) The options were issued in consideration of the reporting person's services to the issuer and without payment of cash consideration, under the issuer's stock option plan.
(3) The restricted stock units will vest, if at all, to the extent of the issuer's performance in 2011 and the grantee's contribution thereto as determined by the issuer's board of directors not later than April 1, 2012.
(4) 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, without payment of further consideration.
(5) The restricted stock units will vest, if at all, to the extent of the issuer's performance in 2011 and the grantee's contribution thereto as determined by the issuer's board of directors not later than April 1, 2012.
(6) The restricted stock units were issued in consideration of the reporting person's services to the issuer and without payment of cash consideration, under the issuer's restricted stock plan.

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