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Henry Schein Donates $200,000 to Howard and Meharry Dental Schools to Support Care for the Underserved
Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein, Announces Donation During Commencement Address at Howard University
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nStanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein, Announces Donation During Commencement Address at Howard University\n\n MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nHenry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) today announced the donation of $200,000 in health care products to the Howard University College of Dentistry and the Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry to support their efforts to provide free oral health care to the underserved through their respective student outreach programs.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220511006077/en/Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein, delivers the commencement address at Howard University College of Dentistry (Photo: Business Wire)\nThe donation of $100,000 each to Howard and Meharry – the only historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) with dental schools – was announced by Henry Schein Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Stanley M. Bergman in his commencement address Friday at Howard, during which he encouraged the dental school graduates to use their talent and training to provide clinical care and pursue a vision of giving back positively to society. Mr. Bergman also announced that each member of this year’s graduating class at Howard College of Dentistry would receive $1,000 in health care products to provide charitable care of their choosing.\n\n“We at Henry Schein embrace the importance of big thinking, collaboration, courageous leadership, and the need for greater health equity, especially among our diverse and underserved communities,” said Mr. Bergman in his commencement remarks. \"We will continue to support educational institutions, and their students, in their efforts to give back to society.”\n\nHenry Schein, which has supported Howard’s Global Student Outreach program for 18 years, will extend the partnership for the next four years with this grant of $100,000 in health care products. “Henry Schein’s philanthropic endeavors in expanding access to quality health care aligns well with the mission and values of our dentistry College,” said Dr. Andrea D. Jackson, Dean of the Howard University College of Dentistry. “We are thankful for Henry Schein’s generous support for our Global Student Outreach progra...