Dentsply Sirona and Smile Train Win Halo Award for Best Technology for Good Initiative, Advancing the Future of Cleft Care Worldwide

Using technology as a force to increase access to care and advance cleft care globally, Dentsply Sirona and Smile Train have been recognized for their global community engagement efforts as part of Dentsply Sirona's "BEYOND: Taking Action for a Brighter World" sustainability strategy. The partnership received a Gold Halo Award, while Dentsply Sirona also received Gold honors at the Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Action Awards, recognizing how it combines digital dentistry, clinical know-how, and employee engagement to expand access to oral care.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April, 2026. Dentsply Sirona, the world's largest diversified manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, and Smile Train, the world's largest cleft-focused organization have been honored with a 2026 Gold Halo Award in the category Best Technology for Good Initiative.

Increasingly, digital dentistry solutions play an important role in amplifying impact by helping expand reach, improve treatment planning, and support more consistent, high-quality care delivery. The Halo Award recognizes how Dentsply Sirona and Smile Train leverage customer-centric digital dentistry solutions as well as personalized clinical education to help advance the future of cleft care globally.

Presented by Engage for Good, the Halo Awards honor standout collaborations between companies and nonprofits that leverage business strengths to create measurable, positive change for people and communities globally.

"At Smile Train, we see every day how access to timely, high-quality cleft care can change a life," said Susannah Schaefer, President and CEO of Smile Train. "Receiving a Halo Award together with Dentsply Sirona is a meaningful recognition of what strong partnerships can achieve. By combining digital dentistry solutions with training and local expertise, we are helping more clinicians reach more patients and expand access to safe, effective treatment around the world - even in settings where resources are limited."

Going BEYOND: Empowering Communities

In addition to the Halo Award, Dentsply Sirona was also recognized with Gold in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) category at the 2025 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Action Awards for its global community engagement efforts under the company's BEYOND sustainability strategy.

The Brandon Hall award highlights how the company mobilizes and engages employees worldwide through long-term nonprofit partnerships to contribute to meaningful social impact. Through partnerships with organizations such as Smile Train, TeamSmile and Project 32, Dentsply Sirona combines monetary donations, in-kind donations of dental equipment and consumables, the exchange of know-how, clinical education and training, and active employee volunteering to create to help increase access to oral health care for communities in need.

By encouraging colleagues across regions and functions to actively contribute - whether through volunteering, supporting education efforts or helping implement programs on the ground - Dentsply Sirona embeds social responsibility into everyday work and fosters a strong sense of shared purpose and connection.