UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


         Date of Report(Date of earliest event reported) April 27, 2004

                               HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


              0-27078                                 11-3136595
       (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer Identification No.)


                                 135 Duryea Road
                               Melville, New York
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                      11747
                                   (Zip Code)


                                 (631) 843-5500
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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Item 7.  Financial Statements, ProForma Financial Information and Exhibits.

  (c)    Exhibits

         99.1  Press Release issued by Henry Schein, Inc. on April 27, 2004
               reporting the financial results for the quarter ended
               March 27, 2004.


Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 27, 2004, Henry Schein, Inc. issued a press release reporting the
financial results for the quarter ended March 27, 2004. The full text of the
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.

The information provided in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached
hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.



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                                  SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                            Henry Schein, Inc.
                                            (Registrant)

                                        By: /s/ Steven Paladino
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Steven Paladino
                                            Executive Vice President,
                                            Chief Financial Officer and Director
                                            (principal financial officer and
                                            accounting officer)


Dated:  April 27, 2004
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UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report(Date of earliest event reported) April 27, 2004

                               HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    DELAWARE
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

              0-27078                                 11-3136595
       (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                                 135 Duryea Road
                               Melville, New York
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
                                      11747
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (631) 843-5500
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Item 7.  Financial Statements, ProForma Financial Information and Exhibits.

  (c)    Exhibits

         99.1  Press Release issued by Henry Schein, Inc. on April 27, 2004
               reporting the financial results for the quarter ended
               March 27, 2004.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 27, 2004, Henry Schein, Inc. issued a press release reporting the
financial results for the quarter ended March 27, 2004. The full text of the
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.

The information provided in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached
hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                            Henry Schein, Inc.
                                            (Registrant)

                                        By: /s/ Steven Paladino
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Steven Paladino
                                            Executive Vice President,
                                            Chief Financial Officer and Director
                                            (principal financial officer and
                                            accounting officer)

Dated:  April 27, 2004