DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc at William Blair Growth Stock Conference Transcript

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Question: Brandon Vazquez - William Blair & Company, L.L.C. - Analyst : Maybe with a couple of minutes we have left here. When go to the breakout, we'll ask a couple more company-specific, but I think what might be helpful especially for those newer to the story on learning. You've guys have talked a lot about how you do surveys and you try to understand what's going on out in the field. One of the, I guess, concerns that I have when investors or investors have when I talk to them about dental in general is what is happening with the end markets? What needs to happen to reinvigorate these markets, and some are concerned, are there some permanent breaks in the end market? REFINITIV STREETEVENTS | www.refinitiv.com | Contact Us consent of Refinitiv. 'Refinitiv' and the Refinitiv logo are registered trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies. JUNE 05, 2024 / 2:20PM, XRAY.OQ - DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc at William Blair Growth Stock Conference So maybe just with a couple of minutes that we have here talk to us what are the dentist telling you in your surveys is happening in the end market today that's impacting them so much? And what are your thoughts or what are they telling you in what needs to reaccelerate the market to get back to normal growth rates?

Question: Brandon Vazquez - William Blair & Company, L.L.C. - Analyst : Interest rates get brought up a lot. And I guess the follow-up question I'd have to that. Again, to the topic of when do things get better. We're now in a period where it sounds like interest rates may be higher for longer. I'm not an interest rate expert, but this is what others are saying. Is this an environment where dental -- dentistry will just remain compressed until interest rates come lower or is there a time where we digest what we're going through now and within before interest rates come down, we can see a little bit of an acceleration?

Question: Brandon Vazquez - William Blair & Company, L.L.C. - Analyst : With that one, one minute early, try to give everyone a little bit of a head start to the breakout room. We are going to Jenny A. REFINITIV STREETEVENTS | www.refinitiv.com | Contact Us consent of Refinitiv. 'Refinitiv' and the Refinitiv logo are registered trademarks of Refinitiv and its affiliated companies. JUNE 05, 2024 / 2:20PM, XRAY.OQ - DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc at William Blair Growth Stock Conference