Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective September 15, 2020, DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (the "Company") appointed Clyde R. Hosein to the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") and expanded the size of the Board from eleven members to twelve members. Mr. Hosein will participate in the same compensation plans as the other non-employee members of the Board, as described under "Directors' Compensation" in the Company's proxy statement dated April 7, 2020 for its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Hosein will serve as a member of the Company's Audit and Finance Committee and Science and Technology Committee.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 16, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Hosein. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished in Items 7.01 and 9.01 to this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d)                       Exhibits

Exhibit No.               Description

  99.1                    DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. press release, dated September 16, 2020
                          Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
104                       Document)

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