Dentsply Sirona’s Diversity & Inclusion Council consists of diverse employees from around the world who champion Diversity and Inclusion initiatives inside our Company and in the communities where we live and work.
The Council’s top priority is to increase the awareness and impact of Dentsply Sirona’s D&I initiatives. An important part of that is enabling our leaders to discuss and be held accountable for driving sustainable and equitable outcomes for all employees.
Responsibilities of the D&I Council
Going BEYOND
BEYOND is how we describe the way we’re taking action for a brighter world. It’s the name of our sustainability strategy and represents the way we go beyond the ordinary to improve lives around the world and create healthy smiles.
Diversity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Company – BEYOND is the program that helps us turn our goals into reality. For example, we strive to:
In 2021, Dentsply Sirona joined the Paradigm for Parity coalition – a movement of CEOs, senior executives, founders, board members and business academics who are committed to achieving a new norm in corporate leadership: one in which women and men have equal power, status and opportunity. Dentsply Sirona is confident that Paradigm for Parity will help drive long overdue change in the corporate world and reinforce our Company’s Diversity and Inclusion goals.
Dentsply Sirona’s Smart Integration Award recognizes female dentists and dental technicians from around the world who are working in a smartly integrated practice or lab and who offer their patients excellent, modern treatment solutions.
Establishing an international network of women in dentistry is a key focus of the Smart Integration Award. Winners have the opportunity to join an exclusive training program and exchange ideas with international colleagues as part of the Smart Integration Network.
Current Internal Programs
Since 2020, our Conversation of Understanding program has been a safe space for employees to share open dialogue around topics that are important to them. Sessions are open to all employees, globally. We held 15 sessions in 2021 and have 25 sessions planned around the globe in 2022.
“Diversity & Inclusion takes real work and real effort to make progress and achieve any level of success. It is a mindset we truly embrace at Dentsply Sirona, which drives us to go beyond merely words on a page or quotes in a speech. We are not only talking about D&I, but also putting in the resources and actions as an organization to live our values and build a culture of respect for everyone, a culture where everyone is welcome and feels a sense of belonging, and a culture where everyone is safe to be their full self.”
Andreas Frank, Executive Vice President, Product Group
“Without a doubt, a focus on diversity, inclusion and equity has had a positive impact on our organization. I can see it every day. Whether it’s through our BEYOND initiative to drive ESG efforts, our commitment to gender parity in both our employees and our pay or our incredible growth of our Employee Resource Groups, D&I is a driving force in making Dentsply Sirona a great company full of amazing people. We do have to remember that we are on a journey. A journey that will continue to require a globally consistent approach to diversity as a business imperative and enabler for our broader strategy.”
Cherée Johnson, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
Our Employee Resource Groups deepen our Diversity and Inclusion impact at Dentsply Sirona. They are voluntary support networks for employees who share similar backgrounds and interests. Any employee can join any ERG as a participant or ally – the goal being to expand our Company’s Diversity and Inclusion footprint globally and give our people access to diverse experiences and perspectives.
Since 2021, we have added seven new ERGs that have attracted 1,726 participants globally – a 35% increase in participation since our first two ERGs were established in 2020.