---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000818479-22-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XRAY"
cik: "0000818479"
company_name: "DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc."
filed_at: "2022-04-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T06:43:01.145630+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dentsply Sirona terminates CEO Don Casey, appoints John Groetelaars as interim CEO; preliminary Q1 sales ~$965M

## Summary
- CEO Don Casey terminated effective April 19, 2022; John Groetelaars named interim CEO.
- Barbara Bodem appointed interim CFO effective May 6, 2022, succeeding Jorge Gomez.
- Preliminary Q1 net sales ~$965M, organic sales decline ~1.4% YoY.
- Preliminary GAAP diluted EPS $0.26-$0.30; adjusted EPS $0.48-$0.52.
- Board initiates search for permanent CEO; cites weaker US sales and supply chain challenges.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000818479-22-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XRAY
- cik: 0000818479
- company_name: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-04-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847922000031/0000818479-22-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847922000031/xray-20220416.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000818479-22-000031
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000818479-22-000031.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000818479-22-000031.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Donald M. Casey Jr. was terminated as Chief Executive Officer at DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc..
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On April 19, 2022, the Company announced that Donald M. Casey Jr. has been terminated as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and has ceased to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective as of April 19, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847922000031/0000818479-22-000031-index.htm
- Executive change
  John P. Groetelaars was named as Interim Chief Executive Officer at DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc..
  - Action: named
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Effective immediately, John P. Groetelaars, who serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer and principal executive officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847922000031/0000818479-22-000031-index.htm
- Executive change
  Barbara W. Bodem was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc..
  - Action: will become
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Additionally, effective on the earlier of (i) the effective date of termination of employment of the individual who was serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and (ii) the close of business on May 6, 2022, Barbara W. Bodem will become the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847922000031/0000818479-22-000031-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.