Dentsply, now Dentsply Sirona, is the world’s largest manufacturer of dental products and technologies, with c.16,000 employees, operations in more than 40 countries, and a sales presence in more than 120 countries. Dentsply was founded in New York as the Dentists’ Supply Company in 1899. The company which became Sirona Dental Systems was founded in 1877 in Erlangen, Germany. The two companies merged in 2016 to form Dentsply Sirona. Innovation is at the heart of Dentsply Sirona, impacting on more than 600,000 dentists, who collectively treat more than six million people on a daily basis. The Dentsply ties and maroon date back to the 1980s/1990s.