Press Release Details

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2002--Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: HSIC), the largest provider of healthcare products and services to office-based practitioners in the combined North American and European markets, will host an Analyst/Investor Day in New York City on Thursday, November 21st, at The Plaza Hotel beginning at 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

The Company welcomes professional money managers and securities analysts to attend its Analyst/Investor Day in person, and registration can be completed at www.henryschein.com. For those not attending in person, a live Webcast of the entire event will be available on the Company's Website beginning at 8:30 a.m. on the 21st, and will be archived for 30 days.

The following Henry Schein executives will present at the meeting:

• Stanley Bergman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President

• Steven Paladino, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

• James Breslawski, Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Dental

• Michael Racioppi, President, Medical Group

• Larry Gibson, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

• Michael Zack, Senior Vice President, International Group

• Robert Minowitz, President, Henry Schein Europe

• Gerald Benjamin, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

• Leonard David, Vice President, Human Resources and Special Counsel

• Mark Mlotek, Senior Vice President, Corporate Business Development

• Jim Harding, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Recognized for its excellent customer service and low prices, Henry Schein serves more than 400,000 customers worldwide, including dental practices and laboratories, physician practices and veterinary clinics, as well as government and other institutions.

The Company operates its four business groups - Dental, Medical, International and Technology - through a centralized and automated distribution network, which provides customers in more than 125 countries with a comprehensive selection of over 80,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products. Henry Schein also offers a wide range of innovative value-added practice solutions, including such leading practice management software systems as DENTRIX(R) and Easy Dental(R) for dental practices, and AVImark(R) for veterinary clinics, which are installed in over 44,000 practices; and ArubA(R), Henry Schein's electronic catalog and ordering system. Headquartered in Melville, New York, Henry Schein employs over 6,700 people in 16 countries. The Company's 2001 sales reached a record $2.6 billion. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Website at www.henryschein.com.

Certain information contained herein includes information that is forward-looking. The matters referred to in forward-looking statements may be affected by the risks and uncertainties involved in the Company's business. These forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

CONTACT:
Henry Schein, Inc.
Steven Paladino
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
631) 843-5500
or
Susan Vassallo
Manager, Investor and
Public Relations
svassa@henryschein.com
(631) 843-5562