Henry Schein announced nine finalists for the Inaugural Health Schein Care Medal, three of which are from the oral health category.
Here are five insights:
1. Henry Schein will give the award to organizations that show excellence in expanding access to care for underserved populations.
2. An independent panel of judges selected the nine organizations as finalists.
3. Of the nine finalists, three will receive the Henry Schein Cares Model, with one organization from each category (oral health, animal health and medical health) receiving the award.
4. In the oral health category, the following organizations are finalists:
• Apple Tree Dental (Coon Rapid, Minn.)
• Diocesan Council for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Dioceses (Phoenix)
• San Diego Dental Health Foundation
5. Henry Schein will grant each winner $10,000 worth of Henry Schein product, and will receive an additional $15,000 in cash to go toward their charitable work.
"Our company has embraced the concept of doing well by doing good since its founding, and to that end we have long supported people and organizations that embody this guiding principle," said Stanley M. Bergman, chairman of the board and CEO, Henry Schein. "We created the Henry Schein Cares Medal to recognize practitioners—dentists, physicians, veterinarians, and their teams—who give so much of their time and talent to helping others. Their commitment to expanding access to care for those most in need should serve as examples to all of us."
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