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Introduction

135 Duryea Road
Melville, New York 11747
U.S.A.

Telephone: (516) 843-5500
Fax: (516) 843-5658
Web site: http://www.henryschein.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1992
Employees: 8,000
Sales: $4.1 billion (2004)
Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol: HSIC
NAIC: 423500 Medical, Dental and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers; 423990 Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers; 511210 Software Publishers

Henry Schein, Inc., is the largest distributor of health care products and services to office-based health care practitioners, mostly in the markets of North America, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. These health care customers include physician practices, dental practices and laboratories, veterinary clinics, and government and other institutions. Henry Schein performs its operations through four groups: Medical, Dental, International, and Technology. Its dental and medical products are categorized into: medical products; consumable dental products and equipment; large dental equipment; dental laboratory products; and veterinary products. Technology products are divided into software and related products including Henry Schein's practice management software products. These products are offered under the Company's brand names including Henry Schein, AVImark, Dentrix, ProRepair, Easy Dental, and Digital Dental Office.

1. Introduction
2. Origins
3. Broadening Scope in the Early 1990s
4. Acquisition-Fueled Growth in the Late 1990s
5. Company Perspectives:
6. Restructuring in the 2000s
7. Key Dates:
8. Principal Subsidiaries
9. Principal Operating Units
10. Principal Competitors
11. Further Reading
12. Copyright Page
13. About Page