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Item 1. Business

Overview

DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (“Dentsply Sirona” or the “Company”) is the world’s largest diversified manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a 139-year history of innovation and service to the dental industry and a vision of improving oral health and continence care globally. Dentsply Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets comprehensive solutions, including technologically advanced dental equipment supported by cloud-enabled software solutions as well as dental products and healthcare consumable products in urology and enterology under a strong portfolio of world-class brands. Dentsply Sirona’s innovative products provide high-quality, effective, and connected solutions to advance patient care and deliver better, safer, and faster dentistry. Dentsply Sirona’s worldwide headquarters is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Company’s shares of common stock are listed in the United States on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol XRAY.

Dentsply Sirona’s headquarters and principal operations are located in the United States of America (“U.S.” or “United States”) and the Company sells products globally through its foreign subsidiaries to customers in approximately 140 countries. Dentsply Sirona has a long-established presence in the European market, particularly in Germany, Sweden, France, the United Kingdom (“UK”), Italy, and Switzerland. The Company also has a significant market presence in the Asia-Pacific region, Central and South America, the Middle East region, and Canada.

Our Company’s mission is to transform oral health and continence care with innovative products, solutions and services through an engaged workforce.

Principal Products and Product Categories

The professional dental industry encompasses the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and ailments of the teeth, gums and supporting bone. The Company offers a broad suite of dental products which together provide digital workflows for dental practitioners to make the highest use of technological advancements throughout each stage of patient care. Dentsply Sirona’s principal dental product categories are dental technology and equipment products, dental implants, clear aligners, and dental consumable products. Additionally, the Company manufactures and sells healthcare consumable products for urological and enterological applications. As part of its dental technology and equipment solutions, the Company also offers an open,

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cloud-based platform for digital services, DS Core. These products and solutions are produced by the Company globally and are distributed throughout the world under some of the most well-established brand names and trademarks in these industries.

The Company conducts business through four reportable segments: (1) Connected Technology Solutions, (2) Essential Dental Solutions, (3) Orthodontic and Implant Solutions, and (4) Wellspect Healthcare.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company’s net sales disaggregated by reportable segment and the product categories of these reportable segments as a percent of net sales were as follows:

Connected Technology Solutions

This segment includes the design, manufacture and sales of the Company’s dental technology and equipment products. These products include the Equipment & Instruments and computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (“CAD/CAM”) product categories.

Equipment & Instruments

The Equipment & Instruments product category consists of dental equipment products such as imaging equipment, motorized dental handpieces, treatment centers, and other instruments for dental practitioners and specialists. Imaging equipment serves as a key point of entry to the Company’s digital workflow offerings and consists of a broad range of diagnostic imaging systems for 2D or 3D, panoramic, and intraoral applications, as well as cone-beam computed tomography systems (“CBCT”). Treatment centers comprise a broad range of products from basic dental chairs to sophisticated chair-based units with integrated diagnostic, hygienic and ergonomic functionalities, as well as specialist centers used in preventive treatment and for training purposes. This product group also includes other lab equipment, such as amalgamators, mixing machines and porcelain furnaces.

CAD/CAM

Dental CAD/CAM technologies are products designed for dental professionals to support numerous digital workflows for procedures such as dental restorations through integrations with DS Core, our cloud-based platform. This product category includes intraoral scanners, 3-D printers, mills, and certain software and services, as well as a full-chairside economical restoration of esthetic ceramic dentistry offering called CEREC, which enables dentists to practice same-day or single visit dentistry.

Essential Dental Solutions

This segment includes the development, manufacture and sales of the Company’s value-added endodontic, restorative, and preventive consumable products and small equipment used by dental professionals for the treatment of patients. Offerings in this segment also include specialized treatment products including products used in the creation of dental appliances.

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Essential Dental Solutions products are designed to operate in an integrated system to provide solutions for high-tech dental procedures. The endodontic products include motorized endodontic handpieces, files, sealers, irrigation needles and other tools or single-use solutions which support root canal procedures. The restorative products include curing light systems, dental ceramics, composites, and other materials used in prosthetic restorations, including crowns and veneers.

The preventive products include small equipment, such as dental diagnostic systems and ultrasonic scalers and polishers, as well as other dental supplies including dental anesthetics, prophylaxis paste, dental sealants, and impression materials.

Orthodontic and Implant Solutions

This segment includes the design, manufacture, and sales of the Company’s various digital implant systems and innovative dental implant products, digital dentures, and digital orthodontic solutions. Offerings in this segment also include application of our digital services and technology, including those provided by DS Core, our cloud-based platform.

Orthodontics

The Orthodontics product category includes the SureSmile brand, a comprehensive digital treatment planning and orthodontic appliance solution. Cloud-based software is used to prescribe SureSmile clear aligners, robotically bent wires, and digital indirect bonding trays. The SureSmile Simulator uses intraoral scanners and our DS Core platform to create a 3D visualization of potential patient outcomes. The category also includes whitening kits and retainers. The Orthodontics product category previously included a direct-to-consumer clear aligner product marketed as Byte, which was no longer offered to new patients after October 24, 2024. The Company continues to provide support to Byte clear aligner patients in treatment, provided they meet certain criteria.

Implants & Prosthetics

The Implants & Prosthetics product category includes a portfolio of innovative dental implant products, supported by the Company’s digital workflow for implant solutions, digital dentures, crown and bridge products, bone regenerative and restorative solutions, treatment planning software and educational programs. The Implants & Prosthetics product category is supported by key technologies including custom abutments, advanced tapered immediate load screws and regenerative bone growth factor. Offerings in this category also include dental prosthetics such as artificial teeth.

Wellspect Healthcare

This segment includes the design, manufacture, and sales of the Company’s innovative continence care solutions for both urinary and bowel management. Wellspect Healthcare is a leading global manufacturer and provider of innovative medical devices, including catheters to help people suffering from urinary retention and advanced irrigation systems to help people suffering from chronic or severe constipation, which combine a high degree of user convenience, clinical effectiveness and connectivity into one smart system.

Industry Growth Drivers

The Company believes that the dental industry is attractive and will grow over the long-term based on the following factors:

•Increasing worldwide population, including a shift toward aging demographics, which will require greater dental care.

•Increasing demand for aesthetic dentistry and the use of clear aligners as an orthodontic treatment.

•Continued opportunities in emerging markets related to the rise in discretionary incomes making dental services an increasing priority.

•Growing preference for single visit dentistry versus historical multi-visit procedure requirements, and for higher quality of patient care in terms of comfort and ease of product use and handling.

•Increasing demand for earlier preventive care in dentistry.

•Increasing opportunity for digital collaboration between General Practitioners (“GPs”), specialists, labs, and patients is creating widening demand for fully integrated solutions such as cloud-based platforms and services facilitated by GPs.

•Increasing demand for more efficiency and better workflow in the dental office, including digital tools such as diagnostic equipment enhanced through the power of 3D imaging.

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•An accelerating trend, predominately in the United States, toward consolidation of dental practices into group affiliations, often called Dental Support Organizations, which may expand access for underserved patient populations, remove administrative and capital burdens on providers, and allow more opportunities for investment in dental technology and patient care.

Similarly, we believe that the healthcare consumables market for urology and enterology products will grow over the long-term based on the following:

•Aging demographics, together with an increasing incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, requiring greater continence care.

•An expansion of the population covered by medical insurance and the trend toward more supportive reimbursement policies by governments and insurers encouraging the use of continence care products and related therapies.

•The growth in specialized care facilities and technical advancements pertaining to the identification and treatment of chronic renal ailments.

Sales and Distribution

Dentsply Sirona sells approximately two-thirds of its dental consumable and technology and equipment products through third-party distributors. Certain products, such as endodontic instruments and materials, dental implants and orthodontic aligners and appliances, are often sold directly to dental laboratories or dental professionals in some markets. Our continence care products are primarily sold to distributors of medical supplies, with the remaining sales being made directly to patients and medical providers.

Customers that accounted for 10% or more of net sales or accounts receivable for the year ended December 31, 2025 were as follows:

2025
% of net sales% of accounts receivable
Henry Schein, Inc.13%Less than 10%
Patterson Companies, Inc.Less than 10%11%

For the year ended December 31, 2024, no customer accounted for 10% or more of consolidated net sales or consolidated accounts receivable.

Customers that accounted for 10% or more of net sales or accounts receivable for the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:

2023
% of net sales% of accounts receivable
Henry Schein, Inc.14%11%
Patterson Companies, Inc.Less than 10%10%

Product Development

While the Company maintains market leadership in several of its product categories, continuous innovation and product development are critical for it to continue to maintain or grow its share in the markets it serves. The Company continues to focus efforts on successfully launching innovative products that have a significant impact on how dental and clinical professionals treat their patients. The Company has a history of investments in product development with a recent focus on innovation in and expansion of digital workflow solutions and other platform offerings. These investments in research and development have historically amounted to approximately 4% of net sales annually, and the Company has made certain additional investments to develop software and enhance its DS Core platform. In particular, the Company has continued to prioritize investments supporting digitally connected solutions and enhanced workflows through each stage of patient care,

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including software for improved collaboration and treatment planning, imaging and scanning technologies used in diagnosis, and products which are customizable and scalable. The Company plans to increase its annual investment in research and development to approximately 5% of net sales beginning in 2026.

During 2025, the Company introduced CEREC Primemill Lite, which offers bridges, veneers, and other material classes, in a budget-friendly format. CEREC Primemill Lite is fully compatible with CEREC Software and the new CEREC workflow on DS Core. The Company also launched CEREC Go, an easy-to-use wet-grinding unit designed specifically for composite and hybrid ceramic restorations. CEREC Go is designed to transform complex Class II restorations into a digitally supported workflow. The Company also launched a bioceramic sealer product called ProRoot Bio Sealer. The product addresses root canal obturation with its calcium silicate-based formula. ProRoot Bio Sealer is applied with ProRoot Flex Tip, allowing for easy application into all canal anatomies. The Company continued to expand and simplify workflows through clinical AI-powered solutions by launching DS Core Diagnose features in the United States. With this expansion, dental professionals are able to use DS Core Diagnose for a wide array of functions, including visualizing AI-powered and CBCT-based illustrations for enhanced patient communication; combining X-rays, intraoral scans, and annotations in a unified digital Canvas; and sharing treatment plans digitally. The Company also introduced the CEREC Cercon 4D Multidimensional Zirconia Abutment Block. The product combines high strength with esthetics for both hybrid abutments and hybrid abutment crowns.

Research and Development (“R&D”) investments include activities to accelerate product and clinical innovation and discipline and to develop potential improvements to the manufacturing process. These investments also support engineering efforts that incorporate customer feedback into continuous improvement for current and next-generation products, with the objective to achieve more frequent development and release cycles. The Company also undertakes pre-commercialization trials and testing of technological improvements prior to inception of the manufacturing process. The Company regularly enhances how R&D is conducted by identifying best practices, driving efficiencies, and optimizing cost structure to enable a more effective development process with a strategic focus on innovation process discipline. The Company has also transitioned to an enterprise approach to funding R&D projects, focusing on those areas with the highest return and impact to advancing digital dentistry.

Clinical Education

In 2025, the Company continued its investments in clinical education as a key value driver for its dental products to leverage its global footprint, enhance digital content, and strengthen its clinical network. As part of this objective, the Company remains committed to participation in clinical research demonstrating the efficacy of its products prior to market introduction, and in supporting the clinical education and technical training of dental professionals. Dentsply Sirona has academies and education centers in multiple countries around the world that are home to state-of-the-art training facilities which provide training both directly and through third-party content for dental professionals seeking clinical and technical continuing education. The academies offer hands-on teaching, live lectures, and on-demand webinars and courses which are taught by a diverse range of internationally recognized experts in all fields of dentistry. In 2025, the Company partnered with these experts in the delivery of thousands of courses to train dental professionals in the proper use of the Company’s products and to introduce those professionals to the latest technological developments. Initiatives to support clinical education also include partnerships with research institutions and dental and medical schools. The Company also offered education tracks at its premier DS World trade and professional education events across the globe in 2025.

Competition

The Company conducts its global operations in highly competitive market conditions. Competition in the industries for dental technology and equipment, dental consumables, orthodontics and continence care products is based primarily upon product performance, quality, safety and ease of use, as well as price, customer experience, innovation and acceptance by clinicians, technicians and patients. Dentsply Sirona believes that its principal strengths include its well-established brand names, its end-to-end dental portfolio, its reputation for high quality and innovative products, its leadership in product development and manufacturing, its global sales force, the breadth of its distribution network, its commitment to customer satisfaction and the support of the Company’s products by dental and medical professionals.

The size and number of the Company’s competitors vary by product and region. There are many companies that produce some of the same types of products as those produced by the Company, but no single competitor produces the breadth of products that are produced by Dentsply Sirona.

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Regulation

The development, manufacture, sales and distribution of the Company’s products are subject to comprehensive governmental regulation within the United States and internationally. The following sections describe some, but not all, of the significant regulations that apply to the Company. For a description of the risks related to the regulations that the Company is subject to, please refer to Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of this Form 10-K.

The majority of the Company’s products are classified as medical devices and are subject to restrictions under domestic and foreign laws, rules, regulations, self-regulatory codes, circulars and orders, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the “FDCA”), Council Directive 93/42/EEC on Medical Devices (“MDD”) in the European Union (“EU”), which was updated to the EU Medical Device Regulation (“MDR”), and similar international laws and regulations. The FDCA requires these products, when sold in the United States, to be safe and effective for their intended use and to comply with the regulations administered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”). Certain medical device products are also regulated by comparable agencies in non-U.S. countries in which they are produced or sold.

Dental and medical devices sold by the Company in the United States are generally classified by the FDA into a category that renders them subject to the same controls that apply to all medical devices, including regulations regarding alteration, misbranding, notification, record-keeping and good manufacturing practices. In the EU, the Company’s products are subject to the medical device laws of the various member states, which are based on a Directive of the European Commission. Such laws generally regulate the safety of products in a similar way to the FDA regulations. The Company’s products in Europe bear the CE mark showing that such products comply with European regulations. The Company’s products classified by the EU MDD were mandated to be certified under the MDR. These regulations also applied to all medical device manufacturers who market their medical devices in the EU and all such manufacturers had to perform significant upgrades to quality systems and processes, including technical documentation, and subject their medical devices to certification under the EU MDR in order to continue to sell those products in the EU. Although all medical device manufacturers were required to certify their Class I products by May 2021, on March 15, 2023, the EU extended the MDR transition periods to December 31, 2027 for Class III and implantable Class IIb devices and December 31, 2028 for non-implantable Class IIb and lower risk devices and for Class I devices (each such Class as defined in the EU MDR regulations) that are a higher class under the MDR. The Company completed required certifications of its quality management systems in 2024. The Company remains focused on ensuring that all its products that are considered to be medical devices will be fully certified as required by the EU MDR dates and timelines.

The Company is also subject to domestic and foreign laws, rules, regulations, self-regulatory codes, circulars and orders regarding anti-bribery and anti-corruption, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), the U.S. Federal Anti-Kickback Statute (“AKS”), the UK’s Bribery Act 2010 (c.23), Brazil’s Clean Company Act 2014 (Law No. 12,846) China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission (“NHFPC”) circulars No. 40 and No. 50, and similar international laws and regulations. The FCPA and similar anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws applicable in non-U.S. jurisdictions generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from improperly offering or paying anything of value to foreign government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Some of the Company’s customer relationships are with governmental entities and therefore may be subject to such anti-bribery laws. The AKS and similar fraud and abuse laws applicable in non-U.S. jurisdictions prohibit persons from knowingly and willfully soliciting, offering, receiving or providing remuneration, directly or indirectly, in exchange for or to induce either the referral of an individual, or the furnishing or arranging for a good or service, for which payment may be made under a health care program, such as, in the United States, Medicare or Medicaid.

The Company’s production and sales of products are further subject to regulations concerning the use of conflict minerals, various environmental regulations such as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the “Clean Water Act”) and others enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) or equivalent state agencies, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (the “Health Care Reform Law”). In the manufacture, sale, delivery and servicing of the Company’s products internationally, the Company must also comply with various domestic and foreign import and export control and economic sanctions, laws, and regulations, including those administered by the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and similar foreign governmental agencies, which may require licenses or other authorizations for transactions relating to certain products, certain countries and regions, and/or with certain individuals and entities identified by the respective government. Despite the Company’s internal compliance program, policies and procedures may not always protect it from negligent, reckless, or criminal acts committed by its employees or agents. Violations of these requirements are punishable by criminal and civil sanctions, including substantial fines and imprisonment.

The Company is subject to domestic and foreign laws, rules, regulations, and self-regulatory codes governing data privacy and transparency, including, but not limited to, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) as

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amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (the “HITECH Act”), the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), China’s Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”), Brazil’s Lei Geral de Protecäo de Dados (“LPGD”), the Physician Payments Sunshine Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, EU Directive 2002/58/EC (and implementing and local measures adopted thereunder), France’s Data Protection Act of 1978 (rev. 2004) and France’s Loi Bertrand, certain rules issued by Denmark’s Health and Medicines Authority, and similar international laws and regulations. Applicable privacy laws around the world restrict the use and disclosure of personal information and mandate the adoption of standards relating to the privacy and security of individually identifiable information such as data minimization, access control, providing transparent notice of our privacy practices, and respecting data subject rights. Privacy laws also require the reporting of certain unauthorized disclosures of personally identifiable information. The Physician Payments Sunshine Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act require the Company to record all transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals and to report this data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for public disclosure. Similar reporting requirements have also been enacted in several states, and an increasing number of countries worldwide either have adopted or are considering similar laws requiring transparency of interactions with health care professionals.

There are significant uncertainties involving the application of various legal requirements, the violation of which could result in, among other things, sanctions. See Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” of this Form 10-K for additional detail.

Intellectual Property

Products manufactured by Dentsply Sirona are sold primarily under its own trade names and trademarks. Dentsply Sirona also owns and maintains more than 5,000 patents throughout the world and has also licensed a number of patents owned by others.

Our policy is to protect the Company’s products and technology through patents and trademark registrations in the United States and in significant international markets. The Company monitors trademark use worldwide and promotes enforcement of its patents and trademarks in a manner that is designed to balance the cost of such protection against obtaining the greatest value for the Company. Dentsply Sirona believes its patents and trademark properties are important and contribute to the Company’s marketing position but it does not consider its overall business to be materially dependent upon any individual patent or trademark. Additional information regarding certain risks related to our intellectual property is included in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Human Capital

Every day, we create innovative solutions that transform lives. With the customer at the center of everything we do, our high‑performance culture equips us to build, grow, and win together. We are shaping the future of dentistry while delivering meaningful value to customers and patients worldwide.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company and its subsidiaries employed approximately 14,000 employees globally, including approximately 3,000 in the United States. Employees outside the United States, particularly in Europe, may be covered by collective bargaining agreements, union contracts, worker councils, or similar programs. We believe our global talent strategy enables employees to perform at their highest potential in service of our customers.

High-Performance Culture

We maintain a consistent, high‑quality talent selection process aligned with our values and our commitment to putting the customer at the center.

All new employees participate in our custom Enterprise Orientation, which introduces our culture, explains how to navigate our organization, and reinforces our shared responsibility to deliver exceptional customer experiences. We also provide industry‑specific overviews to help employees learn the fundamentals of our industry and products.

Our Performance Feedback Process includes goal setting and regular development discussions between employees and managers, ensuring that goals align with our customer‑at‑the‑center approach and lead to improved customer experiences. Every employee has access to our Own Your Journey career‑pathing toolkit to explore career aspirations and development planning resources.

We conduct regular talent reviews to identify successors and to support sustainability of our operations.

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Developing Key Capabilities

We provide a robust on‑demand learning library in multiple languages through LinkedIn Learning. In addition, employees worldwide can participate in our mentoring and coaching programs. Furthermore, to increase awareness of available development resources, we regularly offer live self‑development sessions.

We continue our partnership with Prosci, a global leader in change‑management methodology and research. This collaboration provides a consistent set of tools and processes to support the people side of change using our internal facilitators, enabling teams to adopt new ways of working that ultimately enhance the customer experience.

In 2025, we partnered with Korn Ferry to offer the Professional Selling Skills® (“PSS”) suite of courses to standardize global sales training and drive growth. We are certifying our sales leaders to deploy PSS and complementing the training with sales‑specific onboarding, product training, coaching, mentoring, development pathing, and sales‑focused leadership development.

Lastly, we have five Communities of Practice, which are groups of employees united to share knowledge in critical skill areas, including Change, Project Management, Sales, Cultural Awareness, and Management. Employees use our online chat forum to share ideas, network, and ask questions within each group. Live virtual events are hosted where employees can learn from one another’s experiences.

Inclusion & Engagement

Our global diversity is one of our greatest strengths. Our Inclusion & Engagement Council is composed of employees representing a wide range of levels, experiences, backgrounds, geographies, and functions. The Council champions an environment where all employees can reach their highest performance in service of our customers and helps us better understand opportunities to reflect our customers’ diverse needs.

Our Employee Resource Groups (“ERGs”) foster an inclusive environment, encourage collaboration, and provide development opportunities. As of December 31, 2025, we had nine ERGs with approximately 4,700 members globally.

We also offer an on‑demand learning catalog of optional training courses designed to strengthen our inclusive culture. Our Conversations of Understanding series is a signature program, providing voluntary group discussions where employees share experiences and perspectives to build awareness and empathy—qualities that support stronger customer relationships.

We keep employees informed, connected, and engaged through regular town halls and live video chats, offering opportunities to engage directly with executive leadership. We conduct global engagement surveys every 1–2 years, share results internally, and commit to action planning and transparent progress updates. We also monitor key moments in the employee lifecycle through targeted pulse surveys.

Compensation and Benefits

Our total rewards strategy is designed to attract, retain, and reward top talent so we can consistently meet customer expectations. We offer competitive compensation and benefits administered fairly and equitably across all levels. While offerings vary by country, our programs support employees’ financial, physical, and mental well‑being. These include annual performance incentives, pension and retirement savings plans, health and welfare benefits, paid time off (including time for charitable activities), leave programs, flexible work arrangements, and employee assistance programs.

Employee Health & Safety Matters

The health and safety of our employees is paramount. Our global Employee Health & Safety program provides standardized processes, training, and performance monitoring aligned with frameworks such as OHSAS 18001 and ISO 45001. Our corporate Crisis Management Team and newly implemented crisis‑response platform enhance our ability to respond quickly and effectively to local or global events—ensuring continuity for our customers and patients.

Other Factors Affecting the Business

The Company’s business is subject to quarterly fluctuations in demand due to price changes, marketing and promotional programs, management of inventory levels by distributors, and implementation of strategic initiatives which may impact sales

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levels in any given period. More broadly, our business is impacted by macroeconomic conditions including changes in global supply chain constraints, growth rates, interest rate variability, labor and energy costs, and geopolitical conflicts, which can impact manufacturing costs as well as demand for our products. Demand can also fluctuate based on the timing of dental trade shows where promotions are offered, major new product introductions, and variability in dental patient traffic, which can be exacerbated by seasonal or severe weather patterns, or other disruptions such as global pandemics. Some dental practices in certain countries may also delay purchasing equipment and restocking consumables until year-end due to tax planning which can impact the timing of our consolidated net sales, net income and cash flows. Sales for the industry and the Company are generally strongest in the second and fourth quarters and weaker in the first and third quarters, due to the effects of the items noted above and due to the impact of holidays and vacations, particularly throughout Europe.

Although the backlog on products is generally not material to the Company’s financial statements due in part to the Company’s efforts to maintain short lead times within its manufacturing, levels can fluctuate and affect sales in certain periods due to supply chain disruption and unavailability of required inputs.

Available Information

Dentsply Sirona maintains a primary website, www.dentsplysirona.com, and makes available free of charge through the investor section of its website the Company’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are filed with or furnished to the SEC. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through, the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this report. All filings with the SEC are also available at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov.