Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2023
Major cyberattack and systems disruption
Henry Schein reported a major hack affecting core systems, investor information, and payroll data. The incident reportedly involved approximately 35 terabytes of exfiltrated data and caused applications and the e-commerce site to be unavailable for several days.
2019
Opioid epidemic litigation
Henry Schein was named among defendants in lawsuits brought by state and local governments concerning the United States opioid epidemic. The company was dismissed from the cited bellwether Summit County, Ohio litigation in October 2019.
2018
FTC antitrust allegations
The Federal Trade Commission accused Henry Schein, Benco Dental, and Patterson Companies of anticompetitive conduct in dental distribution. In 2019, the FTC's chief administrative law judge dismissed the claims against Henry Schein while finding violations by Benco and Patterson.