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13F-HR, 2000-04-18
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13F-HR
 3/31/00
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13F-HR
 Form 13F Holdings Report

					UNITED STATES
			SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:  March 31, 2000

Check here if Amendment [  ];  Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):  [   ]  is a restatement.
					[   ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:  	Dent D. F. & Co., Inc.
Address:	2 East Read Street, 6th Floor
		Baltimore, MD 21202

13F File Number: 28-1730

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing this report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts
of this form.

Person signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:		Daniel F. Dent
Title:		President
Phone: 	410-837-254
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing
Daniel F. Dent		Baltimore, Maryland		April 18, 2000



Report type (check only one.):

[  x  ]	13F HOLDINGS REPORT

[      ]	13F NOTICE

[      ]	13F COMBINATION REPORT

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:


I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.

FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE



Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:		0

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:		162

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:		$1,268,946


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                                                                  FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
                                                           VALUE   SHARES/  SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT    OTHER          VOTING AUTHORITY
        NAME OF ISSUER          TITLE OF CLASS    CUSIP   (x$1000) PRN AMT  PRN CALL DSCRETN   MANAGERS     SOLE    SHARED    NONE
- ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
<S>                            <C>              <C>       <C>      <C>      <C> <C>  <C>     <C>          <C>      <C>      <C>
ALZA CORP CV DEB               CONV             022615ac2       79   152000 PRN      SOLE                   152000
ALZA CORP CV DEB               CONV             022615ad0      167   155000 PRN      SOLE                   155000
CETUS CORP CV DEB SEDOL #41858 CONV             157199aa8      105    65000 PRN      SOLE                    65000
MOTOROLA CV 0%                 CONV             620076aj8       16    10000 PRN      SOLE                    10000
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP [email protected]  CONV             88033gad2       16    20000 PRN      SOLE                    20000
CROWN CASTLE DECS TRUST V 7.25 PFD CV           24366f203     2455    74100 SH       SOLE                    74100
GLOBAL CROSSING CV PFD $6.375  PFD CV           37932j202     2748    25500 SH       SOLE                    25500
ROUSE CV PFD B $3.00           PFD CV           779273309      526    16826 SH       SOLE                    16826
ABBOTT LABORATORIES            COM              002824100     3828 108790.00SH       SOLE                108790.00
ACXIOM CORP                    COM              005125109     6344 190790.00SH       SOLE                190790.00
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC     COM              000886101    39987 742214.00SH       SOLE                742214.00
ALLIANT ENERGY CORP            COM              018802108      370 12153.00 SH       SOLE                 12153.00
ALTERA CORP                    COM              021441100    29152 326632.00SH       SOLE                326632.00
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO            COM              025816109     1128  7575.00 SH       SOLE                  7575.00
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS         COM              026609107     1080 20100.00 SH       SOLE                 20100.00
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP   COM              026874107    38181 348688.00SH       SOLE                348688.00
AMERICAN TOWER CORP            COM              029912102     5440 110170.00SH       SOLE                110170.00
AMFM INC                       COM              001693100    16323 262749.00SH       SOLE                262749.00
AMGEN INC                      COM              031162100    19398 316049.00SH       SOLE                316049.00
APACHE CORP                    COM              037411105     4039 81183.00 SH       SOLE                 81183.00
APARTMENT INVESTMENT & MGT     COM              03748R101     2381 62350.00 SH       SOLE                 62350.00
ARTESYN TECHNOLOGIES INC.      COM              043127109    11233 593171.00SH       SOLE                593171.00
AT&T CORP                      COM              001957109      915 16252.00 SH       SOLE                 16252.00
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO          COM              048825103      210  2470.00 SH       SOLE                  2470.00
ATMEL CORP                     COM              049513104      305  5906.00 SH       SOLE                  5906.00
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING      COM              053015103     4950 102600.00SH       SOLE                102600.00
BAKER HUGHES, INC.             COM              057224107      420 13900.00 SH       SOLE                 13900.00
BANK OF AMERICA CORP           COM              060505104      299  5694.00 SH       SOLE                  5694.00
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS          COM              08160H101    40257 1088022.00SH      SOLE               1088022.00
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC         COM              084670108      400     7.00 SH       SOLE                     7.00
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. DEL CL COM              084670207     1582   869.00 SH       SOLE                   869.00
BEYOND.COM                     COM              08860e101      136 31839.00 SH       SOLE                 31839.00
BLACK BOX CORP                 COM              091826107    20246 292425.00SH       SOLE                292425.00
BP AMOCO PLC ADS               COM              055622104      717 13456.00 SH       SOLE                 13456.00
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO        COM              110122108      212  3650.00 SH       SOLE                  3650.00
BROADCOM                       COM              113201073      267  1100.00 SH       SOLE                  1100.00
BURLINGTON RESOURCES           COM              122014103     6838 184800.00SH       SOLE                184800.00
CATELLUS DEV CORP              COM              149111106      191 13794.00 SH       SOLE                 13794.00
CATERPILLAR INC                COM              149123101      268  6795.00 SH       SOLE                  6795.00
CBS CORP                       COM              12490k107     6034 106554.00SH       SOLE                106554.00
CHEVRON CORP                   COM              166751107      474  5127.00 SH       SOLE                  5127.00
CHIEFTAIN INTERNATIONAL        COM              16867C101    16965 842988.00SH       SOLE                842988.00
CISCO SYSTEMS INC              COM              17275r102   100858 1304544.00SH      SOLE               1304544.00
CITIGROUP                      COM              172967101     1150 19201.00 SH       SOLE                 19201.00
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS   COM              184502102    63871 924832.00SH       SOLE                924832.00
COCA COLA CO                   COM              191216100     1392 29650.00 SH       SOLE                 29650.00
COMCAST CORP - A               COM              200300101     9610 232974.00SH       SOLE                232974.00
COMCAST CORP - A - SPL         COM              200300200    27935 644044.00SH       SOLE                644044.00
COMPAQ COMPUTER                COM              204493100      386 14300.00 SH       SOLE                 14300.00
COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY            COM              205862402     2658 14062.00 SH       SOLE                 14062.00
CONCORD EFS                    COM              206197105    67476 2941739.00SH      SOLE               2941739.00
CONVERGYS CORP                 COM              212485106      716 18500.00 SH       SOLE                 18500.00
COX COMMUNICATIONS INC         COM              224044107      839 17289.00 SH       SOLE                 17289.00
CROWN CASTLE INTL CORP         COM              228227104    23372 617075.00SH       SOLE                617075.00
DIGI INTERNATIONAL             COM              253798102     3097 334766.00SH       SOLE                334766.00
DUKE-WEEKS REALTY              COM              264411505      191 10000.00 SH       SOLE                 10000.00
DUN & BRADSTREET               COM              26483B106     2837 99100.00 SH       SOLE                 99100.00
ELAN PLC ADR                   COM              284131208    19685 414414.00SH       SOLE                414414.00
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS        COM              285661104    11551 179950.00SH       SOLE                179950.00
EMC CORP                       COM              268648102    14062 111604.00SH       SOLE                111604.00
ENRON CORP                     COM              293561106      236  3150.00 SH       SOLE                  3150.00
EXXON MOBIL CORP               COM              30231G102     3465 44456.00 SH       SOLE                 44456.00
FASTENAL CO                    COM              311900104    61942 1293821.00SH      SOLE               1293821.00
FELCOR LODGING TRUST           COM              31430f101     5307 296895.00SH       SOLE                296895.00
FIRST DATA CORP                COM              319963104     4687 105623.00SH       SOLE                105623.00
FIRSTAR CORP NEW               COM              337633v10     5050 220160.00SH       SOLE                220160.00
FISERV INC                     COM              337738108    30885 830519.00SH       SOLE                830519.00
FREDDIE MAC                    COM              313400301      453 10245.00 SH       SOLE                 10245.00
G&K SERVICES INC CLASS A       COM              361268105     2685 137350.00SH       SOLE                137350.00
GABLES RESIDENTIAL TRSTS       COM              362418105      241 10700.00 SH       SOLE                 10700.00
GANNETT COMPANY                COM              364730101      210  2980.00 SH       SOLE                  2980.00
GENERAL ELECTRIC               COM              369604103    19115 122830.00SH       SOLE                122830.00
GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES      COM              370021107      539 17700.00 SH       SOLE                 17700.00
GILLETTE CO                    COM              375766102      505 13400.00 SH       SOLE                 13400.00
GLENBOROUGH REALTY TRUST       COM              37803p105      151 10400.00 SH       SOLE                 10400.00
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD            COM              G3921A100     3118 76158.00 SH       SOLE                 76158.00
GLOBALSTAR TELECOM LTD         COM              g3930h104     2998 216050.00SH       SOLE                216050.00
GTE CORPORATION                COM              362320103      391  5501.00 SH       SOLE                  5501.00
HEALTH CARE PROPERTY INVS INC  COM              421915109     9122 358597.00SH       SOLE                358597.00
HEARTPORT INC                  COM              421969106     1732 374394.00SH       SOLE                374394.00
HENRY SCHEIN INC.              COM              806407102     1562 96500.00 SH       SOLE                 96500.00
HEWLETT-PACKARD                COM              428236103     5566 41890.00 SH       SOLE                 41890.00
HOME DEPOT                     COM              437076102     1902 29483.00 SH       SOLE                 29483.00
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES         COM              44106M102      247 12200.00 SH       SOLE                 12200.00
INT BUSINESS MACH CORP         COM              459200101     1583 13412.00 SH       SOLE                 13412.00
INTEL CORP                     COM              458140100    68568 519700.00SH       SOLE                519700.00
J P MORGAN & CO                COM              616880100     1456 11050.00 SH       SOLE                 11050.00
JDN REALTY                     COM              465917102     3568 343875.00SH       SOLE                343875.00
JDS UNIPHASE                   COM              46612j101      434  3600.00 SH       SOLE                  3600.00
JEFFERSON PILOT CORP           COM              475070108      601  9026.00 SH       SOLE                  9026.00
JOHNSON & JOHNSON              COM              478160104     7050 100358.00SH       SOLE                100358.00
LIBERTY PROPERTY TRUST SH BEN  COM              531172104      407 17000.00 SH       SOLE                 17000.00
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES            COM              549463107      790 12896.00 SH       SOLE                 12896.00
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC       COM              571748102     2035 18450.00 SH       SOLE                 18450.00
MAY DEPT STORES CO             COM              577778103      355 12450.00 SH       SOLE                 12450.00
MBNA CORP                      COM              55262L100      232  9110.00 SH       SOLE                  9110.00
MCI WORLDCOM INC               COM              55268b106      356  7849.00 SH       SOLE                  7849.00
MCLEOD, INC.                   COM              582266102     1425 16800.00 SH       SOLE                 16800.00
MEDIA ONE GROUP                COM              58440j104      497  6140.00 SH       SOLE                  6140.00
MERCK & CO                     COM              589331107     5043 81179.00 SH       SOLE                 81179.00
MICROSOFT CORP                 COM              594918104     7324 68930.00 SH       SOLE                 68930.00
MOLEX INC                      COM              608554101    11507 195857.00SH       SOLE                195857.00
MOLEX INC - CL A               COM              608554200     7276 163959.25SH       SOLE                163959.25
MOTOROLA INC                   COM              620076109      538  3688.00 SH       SOLE                  3688.00
MYLAN LABS                     COM              628530107    10509 382148.00SH       SOLE                382148.00
McDONALDS CORP                 COM              580135101      241  6450.00 SH       SOLE                  6450.00
NATIONAL GOLF PROPERTIES       COM              63623G109     2159 102510.00SH       SOLE                102510.00
NATIONWIDE HEALTH PROPERTIES   COM              638620104     6375 610732.00SH       SOLE                610732.00
NEW YORK TIMES CL A            COM              650111107      472 11000.00 SH       SOLE                 11000.00
NIKE INC CL B                  COM              654106103     4008 101158.00SH       SOLE                101158.00
NOKIA CORP PFD                 COM              654902204     2451 11040.00 SH       SOLE                 11040.00
NORTEL NETWORKS                COM              656569140      631  5000.00 SH       SOLE                  5000.00
NORTHERN TRST CORP             COM              665859104      628  9300.00 SH       SOLE                  9300.00
OMNICARE INC                   COM              681904108     4909 406961.00SH       SOLE                406961.00
PACIFIC GATEWAY EXCHANGE INC   COM              694327107     5768 392715.00SH       SOLE                392715.00
PACIFIC GULF PROPERTIES        COM              694396102     9176 467566.00SH       SOLE                467566.00
PAYCHEX                        COM              704326107    20794 397023.00SH       SOLE                397023.00
PFIZER INC                     COM              717081103     2724 74509.00 SH       SOLE                 74509.00
PHILIPS ELEC EUR SPONS ADR     COM              500472204      520  3036.00 SH       SOLE                  3036.00
PNC BANK CORP                  COM              693475105     1404 31161.50 SH       SOLE                 31161.50
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO            COM              742718109    16928 299610.00SH       SOLE                299610.00
QUALCOMM INC                   COM              747525103     9388 62878.00 SH       SOLE                 62878.00
RAYTHEON COMPANY CL A          COM              755111309     4822 256314.00SH       SOLE                256314.00
REUTERS GROUP PLC ADR          COM              76132m102     2093 17535.00 SH       SOLE                 17535.00
RFS HOTEL INVESTORS            COM              74955j108     1146 106575.00SH       SOLE                106575.00
ROUSE CO                       COM              779273101     5611 265627.00SH       SOLE                265627.00
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO       COM              780257804      305  5280.00 SH       SOLE                  5280.00
RWD TECHNOLOGIES               COM              74975b101     2043 243950.00SH       SOLE                243950.00
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC         COM              78387g103      327  7774.00 SH       SOLE                  7774.00
SCHERING-PLOUGH CORP           COM              806605101      267  7200.00 SH       SOLE                  7200.00
SCHLUMBERGER LTD               COM              806857108    11813 154415.00SH       SOLE                154415.00
SCP POOL CORPORATION           COM              784028102    17340 566200.00SH       SOLE                566200.00
SERVICEMASTER CO               COM              81760n109      272 24184.00 SH       SOLE                 24184.00
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC A COM              829226109      141 15752.00 SH       SOLE                 15752.00
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY        COM              835495102      955 41516.00 SH       SOLE                 41516.00
SPRINT CORP                    COM              852061100      321  5074.00 SH       SOLE                  5074.00
ST MARTIN LAND COMPANY         COM              8019smar4      256  2850.00 SH       SOLE                  2850.00
STATE STREET CORPORATION       COM              857473102    11826 122074.00SH       SOLE                122074.00
STORAGE USA                    COM              861907103      233  7600.00 SH       SOLE                  7600.00
STRAYER EDUCATION              COM              863236105     1474 56700.00 SH       SOLE                 56700.00
STRYKER CORP                   COM              863667101     2664 38200.00 SH       SOLE                 38200.00
T ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES INC    COM              741477103     5222 132200.00SH       SOLE                132200.00
TECHNE CORP                    COM              878377100    79503 1152223.00SH      SOLE               1152223.00
TELEBRAS HOLDRs                COM              879287308     5340 35720.00 SH       SOLE                 35720.00
TELEFLEX INC                   COM              879369106     3587 101400.00SH       SOLE                101400.00
TELLABS, INC.                  COM              879664100    30799 489001.00SH       SOLE                489001.00
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS              COM              882508104     1792 11200.00 SH       SOLE                 11200.00
TIME WARNER INC                COM              887315109     5670 56700.00 SH       SOLE                 56700.00
TOLL BROTHERS                  COM              889478103      200 10000.00 SH       SOLE                 10000.00
TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD         COM              902120106      582 11604.00 SH       SOLE                 11604.00
UNITED DOMINION REALTY TR INC  COM              910197102      343 34122.00 SH       SOLE                 34122.00
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP       COM              913017109      517  8176.00 SH       SOLE                  8176.00
VIA SYSTEMS                    COM                             311 20048.00 SH       SOLE                 20048.00
VODAFONE/AIRTOUCH PLC          COM              92857t107     2550 45900.00 SH       SOLE                 45900.00
WACHOVIA CORP                  COM              929771103      833 12334.00 SH       SOLE                 12334.00
WALMART STORES                 COM              931142103      922 16314.00 SH       SOLE                 16314.00
WALT DISNEY CO                 COM              254687106    24420 591992.00SH       SOLE                591992.00
WARNER LAMBERT CO              COM              934488107      239  2442.00 SH       SOLE                  2442.00
WATSCO INC CL A                COM              942622200     5169 495225.00SH       SOLE                495225.00
WELLS FARGO & CO               COM              949740104      784 19250.00 SH       SOLE                 19250.00
WHOLE FOODS MARKET             COM              966837106    12324 297409.00SH       SOLE                297409.00
WILMAR INDUSTRIES              COM              971426101     3329 195081.00SH       SOLE                195081.00
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