HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
135 Duryea Road
Melville, New York 11747

April 7, 2011

VIA ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION

John Reynolds
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004

		Re:		Henry Schein, Inc. Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 25, 2010 Filed February 22, 2011 File No. 000-27078

Dear Mr. Reynolds:

     Reference is made to the comments of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2010 of Henry Schein, Inc. (the “Company”) in your letter dated April 5, 2011 (the “Comment Letter”).

     By virtue of this letter, the Company hereby requests an extension to May 3, 2011 to respond to the Comment Letter.

     Please contact me at (631) 843-5993 should you have any questions.