Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KRAEMER HARRY M JANSEN JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. [XRAY] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SAIC 10260 CAMPUS POINT DR., M/SF3		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/29/2016
(Street)

SAN DIEGO, CA 92121		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/29/2016   A   31,049 (1) A (2) (3) 31,049 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) $ 23.43 (4) 02/29/2016   A   27,213 (5)     (6) 06/21/2016 Common Stock 27,213 $ 0 27,213 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 17.18 (4) 02/29/2016   A   27,213 (5)     (6) 08/13/2017 Common Stock 27,213 $ 0 27,213 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 14.89 (4) 02/29/2016   A   27,213 (5)     (6) 05/12/2018 Common Stock 27,213 $ 0 27,213 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 11 (4) 02/29/2016   A   54,426 (5)     (6) 05/07/2019 Common Stock 54,426 $ 0 54,426 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KRAEMER HARRY M JANSEN JR
C/O SAIC 10260 CAMPUS POINT DR., M/SF3
SAN DIEGO, CA 92121		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Michael Friedlander, Attorney-in-Fact for Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr.   03/02/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 7,002 restricted stock units ("RSU").
(2) On February 29, 2016, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 15, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. ("Sirona"), DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (the "Issuer") and Dawkins Merger Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into Sirona, with Sirona continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Merger").
(3) Acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement in which (x) each share of Sirona common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger was converted into 1.8142 shares of Issuer common stock and (y) each unvested RSU outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger was assumed by the Issuer and was converted into 1.8142 RSUs of the Issuer on the same terms and conditions as were in effect immediately prior to the completion of the Merger; in each case rounded down to the nearest whole share or RSU, as applicable.
(4) The exercise price per share was determined by dividing the per share exercise price of each Sirona option grant by the 1.8142 exchange ratio, and rounded up to the nearest whole cent.
(5) Acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement in which each outstanding option to acquire shares of Sirona common stock, whether or not vested or exercisable, was assumed by the Issuer and was converted into an option to acquire shares of Issuer common stock on the same terms and conditions as were in effect immediately prior to the completion of the Merger based on the 1.8142 exchange ratio, rounded down to the nearest whole share.
(6) These options have fully vested as of the date hereof.

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