[6] For eight consecutive years, the company has received the Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

[8][9] The company expanded into dental supplies in the 1960s, and by the late 1980s, Henry Schein held approximately 10 percent of the dental-supply market.

[8][11] Henry Schein Inc. filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 1995 to sell 6.2 million shares in an initial public offering with William Blair & Company as the lead underwriter.

Also in 1997, Henry Schein acquired New York-based medical-products distributor Micro BioMedics Inc[13] as well as Dentrix Dental Systems.

[32] In May 2016, Henry Schein's entity Dentrix presented the DEXIS software's ability to integrate X-rays into a patient's chart.

[33] Zahn Dental, Henry Schein's laboratory supply business, acquired Custom Automated Prosthetics in June 2016.

[34][35][36] In August 2019, Henry Schein acquired a majority equity stake in Cliniclands, a distributor serving dental practices throughout Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.

[40] In January 2023, Henry Schein announced its subsidiary, eAssist Dental Solutions (eAssist), acquired a majority interest in Unitas PPO Solutions (Unitas), a service provider that works with dental practices to assess their commercial insurance participation, set competitive fee-for-service rates, and negotiate contracted reimbursement with commercial insurers.

The new company delivers integrated dental technology to help improve practice management and marketing as well as patient communication.

[44][45][46] In March 2019, Henry Schein acquired North American Rescue (NAR), the leading provider of survivability and casualty-care medical products to the defense and public-safety markets.

[48] In October 2023, Henry Schein acquired Shield Healthcare, Inc., a supplier of homecare medical products delivered directly to patients in their homes.

[50] Henry Schein has spun off this division in early 2019[20] produces software that is used in veterinary practices designed to improve communication and data management including the online cloud-based application, Rapport.

[55] Since 2018, Henry Schein has supported the Special Olympics, in particular its Healthy Athletes program, through essential health care donations.

[57] Henry Schein has also served as the exclusive product sponsor for the American Dental Association’s Give Kids A Smile Program.