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Team Schein Recognizes 90 Year Anniversary: Celebrating the Past, Embracing the Future.

2022 marks 90 years since Henry Schein opened his pharmacy in Queens, New York, during the depth of the Great Depression. Since 1932, Henry Schein, Inc. has grown to become a global leader in delivering health care solutions for one million customers worldwide. With more than 22,000 Team Schein Members and operations or affiliates in 32 countries and territories, the Company's network of trusted advisors provides more than 300 valued solutions that help improve operational success and clinical outcomes for health professionals. Today, as a FORTUNE 500 Company, Team Schein is celebrating our past and embracing our future.

Since Henry Schein opened his pharmacy in Queens, New York in 1932, our organization has become a Fortune 500® Company and the largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental and medical practitioners. As we continue to evolve, Henry Schein, Inc. remains committed to the values-based culture that Henry and his wife, Esther, infused in their business eight decades ago, and to serving our customers, supplier partners, investors, society and Team Schein. By holding fast to our enduring values and focusing on our future, we are certain that our best years are yet to come.

Over the course of 90 years, Henry Schein, Inc. has frequently reinvented the organization to meet customer needs, taking advantage of new technologies and tapping into burgeoning markets. Below are some of the changes that Henry Schein has undergone and innovations we have introduced over the course of nine decades.

Around the World in 90 years

1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s

1932

Henry Schein is founded by Henry and Esther Schein as a storefront pharmacy in Queens, NY;
2 TSMs.

1935

Company fulfills mail order prescriptions using flyers.

1940s

Company introduces private-brand dental, medical, and veterinary products.

1942

Company begins direct sale of penicillin to customers.

1949

Sales: $175,000; 4 TSMs.

1950s

Henry Schein shifts business focus from consumers to office-based practitioners.

1959

Sales: $1 Million; 15 TSMs.

1962

Company introduces 1st Henry Schein Catalog.

1969

Sales: $5.7 Million; 35 TSMs.

1971

Company focuses on dental practitioners, concentrating on operational excellence and discounted prices.

1979

Sales: $58 Million; 180 TSMs.

1980

Jay Schein becomes Chairman and CEO of Henry Schein, Inc., beginning a new period of record growth and prosperity for the Company.

1983

Introduction of TouchTone™ telephone ordering.

1984

Company becomes first in the industry to fully automate the distribution cycle.

1985

Company focuses on veterinary dentistry.

Henry Schein acquires:

  • Zahn Dental

1986

Henry Schein introduces the Protex program to educate the dental profession about infection control.

1989

Stanley Bergman becomes Chairman and CEO of Henry Schein following the untimely death of Jay Schein;
Sales: $225 Million; 890 TSMs.

1990

Henry Schein begins international expansion (The Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Spain).

1994

Company leads the industry with a dental practice-management software system; electronic claims processing is offered.

1995

Henry Schein is listed on Nasdaq Marketplace (HSIC), raising $72.8 million in the initial public offering; acquires Veratex.

1996

Company introduces unique integrated sales and marketing approach to serving customers (field sales, telesales, direct marketing);
Sales: $830 Million; 3,200 TSMs.

1997

Company becomes largest healthcare distributor serving office-based practitioners.

Henry Schein acquires:

  • Sullivan Dental Products
  • Dentrix Dental Systems
  • Caligor

1998

Sales: $1.92 Billion; 5,500 TSMs.

Henry Schein acquires:

  • Regional Healthcare (Australia)
  • Arcona (Canada)
  • Meer Dental (U.S.)

1999

Henry Schein acquires:

  • Heiland (Germany)
  • GIV (U.S.)

2000

Henry Schein becomes the only Pan-European dental, medical, and veterinary distributor;
Sales: $2.38 Billion; 6,200 TSMs.

2001

Company introduces the Digital Dental Office, Privileges customer loyalty program, and Customer Analysis Tool (CAT) system; establishes the Henry Schein Cares global social responsibility program.

2002

Henry Schein establishes Sullivan-Schein University; begins role as exclusive distributor of professional products for ADA's Give Kids A Smile! program;
Sales: $2.68 Billion; 6,900 TSMs.

2003

Henry Schein acquires:

  • Colonial Surgical (U.S.)
  • Hager Dental (Germany)

2004

Henry Schein debuts on Fortune 500®; introduces Tomorrow's Dental Office Today (TDOT);
Sales: $3.9 Billion; 9,600 TSMs.

Henry Schein acquires:

  • Demedis(Germany)
  • KRUGG(Italy)
  • Barton-Cyker Dental Supply (U.S.)

2005

Henry Schein celebrates 10 years as a publicly traded company.

Henry Schein acquires:

  • Ash Temple (Canada)
  • Halas Dental (Australia)
  • Shalfoon Brothers (New Zealand)

2006

Henry Schein is ranked Number 1 in the industry for social responsibility;
Sales: $5.15 Billion; more than 11,000 TSMs.

Henry Schein acquires:

  • NLS Animal Health
  • Darby Medical Supply
  • Island Dental
  • Darby Dental Laboratory Supply
  • Provet Holding AG (Switzerland)

2007

"For more than 75 years, our values-based Team Schein culture, our unsurpassed level of customer service, and our commitment to social responsibility have distinguished Henry Schein in the marketplace. As we continue to grow beyond this milestone year, preservation of this unique corporate culture will ensure that our best years are still to come."

— Stanley M. Bergman.

Henry Schein acquires:

  • W & J Dunlop Ltd
  • Animal Health Company in the U.K
  • Software of Excellence International Ltd.
  • Dental Software Company in the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.

2008

Sales: $6.4 Billion; 12,500 TSMs.

Henry Schein acquires:

  • Minerva Dental Limited, supplier of dental consumables and equipment in the U.K.

2009

Henry Schein acquires:

  • Ortho Organizers (Manufacturer and Distributor of a Full Line of Orthodontic Products headquartered in Carlsbad, California)
  • Noviko (Leading distributor of veterinary supplies in the Czech Republic)
  • DNA Anthos Impianti (Is the Italian distribution arm of Cefla Dental, a leading manufacturer of dental equipment)
  • Medka (A full-service provider of medical consumables, equipment and technical services primarily to physicians headquartered in Berlin, Germany)

2010

  • Henry Schein and Butler Animal Health Form Butler Schein Animal Health
  • Henry Schein Announces Agreement to Acquire Provet Holdings Limited
  • Henry Schein Enters Fast-Growing Dental Market in Turkey

2011

  • Henry Schein publishes its first catalog in China and opens its first distribution center in China
  • McAllister Software Systems and ImproMed, two leading veterinary software companies, become part of Butler Schein Animal Health
  • Henry Schein acquires Sogim Grimouille, a full-service dental provider in France
  • Alpha Scientific, a provider of medical, surgical, pharmaceutical and laboratory products, becomes part of Henry Schein

2012

  • Named one of Ethisphere Institute's 2012 World's Most Ethical Companies
  • Ranked #10 in the Barron's 500
  • Henry Schein enters Thailand through Accord Dental

2013

  • Henry Schein once again named one of Ethisphere Institute's 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies
  • Henry Schein enters Poland through definitive agreement with Medivet S.A.
  • Henry Schein Establishes Presence In South Africa With An Investment In The Dental Warehouse
  • Dentrix® G5, Dentrix Perio Chart add-on and Dentrix Mobile recognized by DentalTown; Dentrix Ascend™ recognized by Dental Products Report's Top 100 edition as one of the Top 5 Upgrades and Innovations of 2013 and Viive®, Henry Schein's practice management solution for Mac computers, received the Pride Institute's Best of Class award in emerging technology

2014

  • Henry Schein Strengthens Its European Dental And Technology Businesses Through Acquisitions of Five Companies From Arseus
  • Henry Schein Expands Dental Laboratory Distribution Business With Acquisition Of Lincoln Dental Supply
  • More than 17,000 Team Schein Members
  • Henry Schein and Supplier Partners Donate More Than $1 Million in Protective Equipment to Help Prevent Spread of Ebola

2015

  • Henry Schein partners with Canine Companions for Independence, Inc. to deliver “Henry Schein Cares-Canine Companions Puppy Raiser Care Packages” to veterinarians whose customers raise Canine Companions puppies
  • Henry Schein acquires scil animal care, enters Malaysia
  • Henry Schein once again named one of Ethisphere Institute's 2015 World's Most Ethical Companies
  • Selected by S&P Dow Jones Indices to join the S&P 500®
  • Included on the FORBES List of America’s Best Employers 2015
  • Henry Schein Earns Top Marks in 2016 Corporate Equality Index

2016

  • Henry Schein named one of Ethisphere Institute 2016 World's Most Ethical Companies

2017

  • Henry Schein named one of Ethisphere Institute 2017 World's Most Ethical Companies
  • Team Schein opens Nasdaq in celebration of the 15th annual Give Kids A Smile Program
  • Henry Schein enters Brazilian animal health market with Investment In Tecnew
  • Henry Schein completes acquisition of a majority interest In Dental Cremer
  • Henry Schein wins the Bronze Bulldog Media Relations Award for Best Issue/ Cause Advocacy Campaign for support of the Give Kids A Smile program
  • Stanley Bergman, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Henry Schein, Inc. Selected as CEO of the Year by Chief Executive Magazine

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