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MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 20, 2009-- Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), announced today that it will release its first quarter 2009 financial results before the stock market opens on Monday, May 4, 2009, and will provide a live webcast of its earnings conference call on the same day beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Speakers on the call will include Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein, and Steven Paladino, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Investors can access the call through Henry Schein’s Web site at www.henryschein.com, by clicking on the “Investor Relations” page and following the link for “Webcasts.” For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be archived on the Henry Schein Web site.

About Henry Schein

Henry Schein, a Fortune 500^® company and a member of the NASDAQ 100^® Index, is recognized for its excellent customer service and highly competitive prices. The Company's four business groups – Dental, Medical, International and Technology – serve more than 575,000 customers worldwide, including dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices and animal health clinics, as well as government and other institutions. The Company operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, which provides customers in more than 200 countries with a comprehensive selection of more than 90,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well as more than 100,000 additional products available as special-order items.

Henry Schein also offers a wide range of innovative value-added practice solutions for healthcare professionals, such as ArubA^®, the Company’s electronic catalog and ordering system. Its leading practice-management software solutions have a user base of more than 60,000 practices, including DENTRIX^®, Easy Dental^®, Oasis^® and EXACT^® for dental practices, MicroMD^® for physician practices, and AVImark^® for animal health clinics.

Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Henry Schein employs more than 12,500 people and has operations or affiliates in 23 countries. The Company's net sales reached a record $6.4 billion in 2008. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Web site at www.henryschein.com.

Source: Henry Schein, Inc.

Henry Schein, Inc.
Steven Paladino, 631-853-5500
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
steven.paladino@henryschein.com
or
Susan Vassallo, 631-843-5562
Vice President, Corporate Communications
susan.vassallo@henryschein.com