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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 * QUILTY EDWARD J   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) Former President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) DERMA SCIENCES, INC., 214 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/20/2015 (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 12/20/2015   F   5,094 (1) D $ 4.48 188,663 D   Common Stock 12/21/2015   A   5,438 (2) A (3) 194,101 D   Common Stock 12/21/2015   F   1,705 (4) D $ 4.48 192,396 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)

$ 8.88

12/21/2015

A

18,125

12/21/2015(5)

12/21/2018

Common Stock

18,125

$ 0 (6)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
QUILTY EDWARD J DERMA SCIENCES, INC. 214 CARNEGIE CENTER, SUITE 300 PRINCETON, NJ 08540			Former President & CEO

Signatures

/s/ Edward J. Quilty		12/23/2015
**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)	Shares withheld in connection with the vesting of 16,250 restricted stock units, previously granted pursuant to the issuer's equity incentive plan as reported on December 21, 2012.
(2)	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 previously granted in February 2015. In consideration for the reporting person's past services to the issuer, 5,438 shares of common stock represented by restricted stock units vested on an accelerated basis. The remaining 9,562 shares of common stock represented by restricted stock units subject to the award are expected to be forfeited subject to final calculation in 2016.
(3)	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.
(4)	Shares withheld in connection with the vesting of 5,438 restricted stock units, as reported herein.
(5)	The options, granted in consideration for the reporting person's past services to the issuer on February 12, 2015 and which were subject to the issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, vested on an accelerated basis. The remaining 31,875 options subject to the award are expected to be forfeited subject to final calculation in 2016.
(6)	The options were originally granted in consideration of the reporting person's past services to the issuer and without payment of cash consideration.

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