Certification
            Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
                   (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350,
                  Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)


Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and
(b) of Section 1350,  Chapter 63 of Title 18,  United States Code),  each of the
undersigned  officers  of  Henry  Schein,  Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  (the
"Company"),  does hereby  certify,  to the best of such officer's  knowledge and
belief that:

(1) the Quarterly  Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June
29, 2002 (the "Form 10-Q") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information  contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



     Dated:  August 13, 2002      /s/ Stanley M. Bergman
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                                  Stanley M. Bergman
                                  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer,
                                  President and Director




     Dated:  August 13, 2002      /s/ Steven Paladino
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                                  Steven Paladino
                                  Executive Vice President,
                                  Chief Financial Officer and Director