---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000818479-23-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XRAY"
cik: "0000818479"
company_name: "DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc."
filed_at: "2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T09:57:58.467673+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dentsply Sirona approves restructuring; cuts 8-10% workforce, targets $200-225M annual savings

## Summary
- Global workforce reduction of 8-10%; new operating model with five global business units.
- Expects $200-225M annual cost savings within 18 months; up to $165M in one-time charges.
- One-time charges: ~$130M restructuring (employee severance, benefits) and ~$35M professional fees.
- Targets adjusted EPS of $3.00 for 2026; 2023 viewed as transition year.
- Also reviewing product portfolio at SKU level to reduce complexity and improve margins.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000818479-23-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XRAY
- cik: 0000818479
- company_name: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.05, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847923000006/0000818479-23-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847923000006/xray-20230216.htm

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## Key facts
- Restructurings & Charges
  DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. announced a restructuring with charges of up to $165 million in one-time charges, comprising $130 million in restructuring expenditures and charges, the majority of which will be expensed as cash expend affecting DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. global business (reduction in the Company's global workforce of approximately 8% to 10%).
  - Type: restructuring
  - Charge: up to $165 million in one-time charges, comprising $130 million in restructuring expenditures and charges, the majority of which will be expensed as cash expend
  - Affected area: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. global business
  - Headcount: reduction in the Company's global workforce of approximately 8% to 10%
  source text: savings. The Board of Directors and management of the Company developed the restructuring plan with the help of leading third party advisors. The Company expects to incur up to $165 million in one-time charges, comprising $130 million in restructuring expenditures and charges, the majority of which will be expensed as cash expenditures in 2023, primarily related to
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847923000006/0000818479-23-000006-index.htm

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