I’m delighted to inform you that Sirona has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Dentsply International, a leading consumables business, resulting in the world’s leading manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies.
The new company, which will be called Dentsply Sirona, will combine Sirona’s leading equipment and technology offerings with Dentsply’s leading consumables platform to create a comprehensive dental solutions offering to meet dental professional demand in every key segment. By marrying some of the most well-established and effective dental brands, Dentsply Sirona will be better positioned to serve you as one company.
The combined company also will have the industry’s largest sales and service infrastructure, supported by leading distributors. This will provide you with excellent service and a broader array of integrated dental solutions that will enable you to reduce your patients’ time in the chair and make your practice more efficient. Being close to dental professionals and understanding their needs is most important to us.
We understand that dental care is changing rapidly and that you require innovative solutions to ensure better patient experiences and clinical outcomes. Together, our goal will be to help you advance patient care by developing new products to drive better, faster and safer dentistry.
Until the transaction closes, which is expected to occur in the first quarter of calendar 2016, it will continue to be business as usual at Sirona and you should expect the same level of service and innovative product offerings that you are used to.
If you have any questions about this news, please contact your Sirona sales representative or our dental professional service team. We thank you for your continued support and look forward to shaping the future of dentistry together.
Yours,
Jeffrey T. Slovin
President and Chief Executive Officer”