Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  BEECKEN DAVID
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/29/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. [XRAY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
131 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET,, SUITE 2800		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHICAGO,, IL 60603		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BEECKEN DAVID
131 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET,
SUITE 2800
CHICAGO,, IL 60603		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Michael Friedlander Attorney-in-Fact for David Beecken 03/01/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
 
Remarks:
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 International 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"). Upon completion of the Merger, the Issuer changed its corporate name to "DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc." This report reflects the beneficial ownership of the reporting person at the time of the consummation of the Merger and does not include the Issuer's securities acquired by the reporting person upon the consummation of the Merger. The reporting person will file a Form 4 reflecting his acquisition of the Issuer's securities in connection with the consummation of the Merger.


Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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