Dentsply Sirona Academy
Dentsply Sirona has one of the largest, most comprehensive clinical education programs in the dental industry. Our program helps further our mission of empowering dental professionals and students with the up-to-date knowledge and skills they need to advance themselves and their practices. Through training programs, courses, resources, and self-directed learning -- online and at 60 training facilities, dental academies, and showrooms -- we promote intellectual curiosity, ambition, and drive for the highest standards of dental treatment quality and safety. In 2020, we provided 7,289 training courses through the Dentsply Sirona Academy, supported by leading clinical experts and organizations, training 1,029,000 dental professionals (up from 470,000 in 2019) from 80 countries. More than 75% of participants were dentists, 4% were hygienists, and nearly 20,000 were dental technicians.
Overall, the number of webinars created by Dentsply Sirona increased from 519 in the first half of 2019 to 1,431 in the first half of 2020. A major driver of this shift was Dentsply Sirona China. During 2020, the market rolled out 104 webinars (8% of the global total) and delivered high-quality clinical education to 588,760 attendees – 72% of the global total. Using WeChat allowed the team to reach more customers through an existing channel. Dentsply Sirona made significant investments in 59 training facilities, education centers, and showrooms around the world during 2020, including flagship education centers in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Bensheim, Germany.
The Charlotte education center includes 5 training rooms, a video conference meeting room, 7 fully functional dental operatories, 2 clinical training rooms for hands-on education, a chairside CAD/CAM milling room, a laboratory milling room, a 288-person auditorium, and high-tech equipment. A major expansion of this facility was completed in 2021.
