Benco Dental today announced a settlement in principle with the plaintiffs in the Dental Supplies Antitrust Litigation brought against Benco Dental, Henry Schein, Inc., Patterson Companies and Burkhart in February 2016.

While there has been no finding of any violation of law, Benco has reached a settlement in principle with the plaintiffs. In agreeing to settle the matter, Benco did not make any admission of liability.

According to a company spokesperson: “While we continue to believe that the lawsuit’s claims are without merit, settlement allows us to avoid the time, expense, and inherent uncertainty of litigation. In agreeing to the settlement, Benco made no admission of liability. We can now refocus our efforts on what we do best: driving dentistry forward.’

About Benco Dental

Benco Dental, headquartered in Northeastern Pennsylvania, is the largest privately-owned dental distributor in the United States, offering a full array of supplies, equipment and services to dentists across the nation. Founded in 1930 by Benjamin Cohen, the company has remained family-owned and focused on its unique mission to “deliver success, smile after smile.”

Within the past 87 years, the company has grown from a single downtown location to a national network that includes five distribution centers, and three design showrooms. Those design showrooms, one at the company’s Pa. headquarters, one in Southern California, and one in Texas, feature North America’s largest selection of dental equipment and technology, as well as a hands-on dental design experience, to assist dentists in the planning and construction of a new office.