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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000818479-22-000037
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20220505
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220505

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000818479
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	DENTAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3843]
		IRS NUMBER:				391434669
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-16211
		FILM NUMBER:		22894161

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28277-3607
		BUSINESS PHONE:		844-546-3722

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28277-3607

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930630

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GENDEX CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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(the &#8220;Company&#8221;), dated April 13, 2022 (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;), is being furnished to stockholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) for use at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;) to be held at 8&#58;00 AM, Eastern Time, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, virtually via live webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com&#47;XRAY2022. This Supplement is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is being made available to stockholders on or about May 5, 2022. This Supplement should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:139%">Dear Stockholder,</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">This Supplement is being furnished to revise the Company&#8217;s list of nominees for director to be elected at the Annual Meeting by removing Donald M. Casey Jr. from the list of nominees for election to the Board, to reduce the number of nominees for director from eleven to ten and to provide certain additional information. The remaining nominees named in the Proxy Statement will continue to stand for election at the Annual Meeting. The proxy card included with the Proxy Statement will not be updated and may continue to be used to vote shares in connection with the 2022 Annual Meeting.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Change in Executive Management and Director Nominees</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">On April 19, 2022, the Company announced that Donald M. Casey Jr. was terminated as the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer and ceased to serve as a member of the Board. Mr. Casey has served as the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer since joining the Company in February 2018. John P. Groetelaars, who serves as a member of the Board, has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer. The Company has initiated a search process to identify its next Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Groetelaars will cease to be the Company&#8217;s Interim Chief Executive Officer on the first day a permanent or successor Chief Executive Officer approved by the Company&#8217;s Board commences employment with the Company. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Subject to his election to the Board at the Annual Meeting and assuming a permanent or successor Chief Executive Officer does not commence employment with the Company prior to the Annual Meeting, Mr. Groetelaars would not be an independent director as defined by the listing standards of The Nasdaq Global Select Market. As of the date of this Supplement, the Board has determined not to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Casey&#8217;s termination, nor to appoint a successor nominee for election at the Annual Meeting. 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Ms. Bodem most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Hillrom, where she was responsible for both Financial and Information Technology and oversaw portfolio transformation and performance acceleration. The Company has initiated a search process to identify its next Chief Financial Officer. 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Important information regarding how to vote your shares and revoke proxies already cast is available in the Proxy Statement under the caption &#8220;About the Meeting.&#8221;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">None of the other agenda items presented in the Proxy Statement are affected by this Supplement. 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