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Henry Schein to Open Nasdaq in Celebration of 18th Annual Give Kids A Smile® Program
CEO Stanley M. Bergman to Ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell With ADA President Dr. Chad Gehani MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC)
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCEO Stanley M. Bergman to Ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell With ADA President Dr. Chad Gehani \n\n MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nHenry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced that it will ring the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell tomorrow in celebration of Give Kids A Smile (GKAS), an American Dental Association (ADA) initiative that provides free oral health care to children in need across the U.S. Henry Schein has partnered with the ADA to present GKAS since the program’s inception 18 years ago.\n\n\nStanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein, will be joined by ADA President Dr. Chad Gehani to ring the bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City’s Times Square. Viewers can tune in to a livestream of the bell-ringing ceremony by visiting www.facebook.com/henryschein tomorrow at 9:15 a.m. Eastern time.\n\n\nA founding sponsor of the program, Henry Schein has joined its supplier partners to donate more than $18 million in oral health care products to support GKAS since 2003. The Company’s donations support the thousands of dental professionals who volunteer their time with GKAS, and who have provided free oral health services and education to more than 6 million underserved children.\n\n\n“We at Team Schein are pleased to join our Give Kids A Smile partners to ring the Nasdaq opening bell and shine a light on the importance of good oral health for all children,” Mr. Bergman said. “All children, regardless of their circumstances, deserve access to quality dental care and oral health education. It is rewarding to see the impact this program has made in the last 18 years, and through partnership and collaboration, we believe its best years are yet to come.”\n\n\nCelebrated nationally on the first Friday of each February, and with events taking place year-round, GKAS is the result of a public-private partnership between the ADA, Henry Schein, and Colgate-Palmolive. This year to date, nearly 1,400 GKAS events are scheduled to take place throughout the country. GKAS coordinators estimate that more than 330,000 underserved children will receive free oral health screenings, education, and treatment. Care will be delivered by more than 32,000 dental team volunteers, including approximately 6,500 dentists, using supplies from 2,500 kits of essential oral health care products donated by Henry S...