UNITED STATES

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 1

                        FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS
                     PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

      
[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934
     FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 25, 2004

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-27078

                               HENRY SCHEIN, INC.

             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
                                                
              DELAWARE                               135 DURYEA ROAD
   (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                 MELVILLE, NEW YORK
   INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)       (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
              11-3136595                                   11747
   (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)                 (ZIP CODE)

       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (631) 843-5500

           SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT:
                                      NONE

           SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT:
                          COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01
                                (TITLE OF CLASS)

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES: [X] NO: [ ]

      Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
YES: [X] NO: [ ]

      The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing sales
price as quoted on the NASDAQ National Market on June 26, 2004 was approximately
$2,825,035,000.

      As of March 1, 2005 there were 86,590,754 shares of registrant's Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:
Portions of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to
Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year
(December 25, 2004) are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

On March 4, 2005, the undersigned Registrant filed its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2004. The Registrant hereby amends
the original Annual Report on Form 10-K by replacing Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2
(certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) with Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 filed with this Amendment No. 1. The amended
certifications are being filed to include certain required representations in
the introductory language in paragraph 4 in the certifications with respect to
internal control over financial reporting that were included in the manually
executed copies of the certifications but were inadvertently omitted from the
filed copies.

This amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the
original Annual Report on Form 10-K and, other than amending Exhibits 31.1 and
31.2, does not modify or update the disclosures in the original Annual Report on
Form 10-K in any way.

                                     PART IV

 ITEM 15. EXHIBITS

3.  EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT      DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
            
31.1       Certification of our Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302
           of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. +
 
31.2       Certification of our Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302
           of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. +
        
        
 + Filed herewith

SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Melville, State of New York, on March 11, 2005.

                                                                              
                                          Henry Schein, Inc.                  

                                           
                                          By: /s/ STEVEN PALADINO             
                                              Steven Paladino                 
                                              EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND   
                                              CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER




                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Stanley M. Bergman, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Henry Schein, Inc.;

2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 

4.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:

      a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
      disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
      to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including
      its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
      entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
      prepared;

      (b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
      such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
      supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
      financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
      external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
      principles;

      c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
      procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
      effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
      the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and 

      d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
      control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
      most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the
      case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
      likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
      financial reporting; and

5.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

      a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
      process, summarize and report financial information; and

      b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
      employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
      control over financial reporting.

                                             
                                           /s/Stanley M. Bergman
Dated:March 4, 2005                        -------------------------------------
                                           Stanley M. Bergman
                                           Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
                                           President



                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.2

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, Steven Paladino, certify that:

1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Henry Schein, Inc.; 

2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 

3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 

4.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:

      a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
      disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision,
      to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including
      its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
      entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
      prepared;

      b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused
      such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
      supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
      financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
      external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
      principles;

      c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
      procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
      effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
      the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and 

      d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal
      control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's
      most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the
      case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably
      likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over
      financial reporting; and

5.  The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

      a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
      process, summarize and report financial information; and

      b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
      employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
      control over financial reporting.

                                             
                                              /s/ Steven Paladino
Dated:March 4, 2005                           ----------------------------------
                                              Steven Paladino
                                              Executive Vice President and
                                              Chief Financial Officer