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PDCO

Patterson Companies, Inc. engages in the distribution of dental and animal health products. The company operates through three segments: Dental, Animal Health, and Corporate. The Dental segment offers consumable products, including infection control, restorative materials, and instruments; basic and advanced technology and dental equipment; and practice optimization solutions, such as practice management software, e-commerce, revenue cycle management, and patient engagement solutions, as well as clinical and patient education systems. This segment also provides a range of related services comprising software and design, maintenance and repair, and equipment financing services. The Animal Health segment distributes biologicals, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, prescription and non-prescription diets, nutritional's, consumable supplies, and equipment, as well as value-added services. This segment also provides private label portfolio of products to veterinarians, producers, and retailers under the Aspen, First Companion, and Patterson Veterinary brands. The Corporate segment offers customer financing services; and sells other miscellaneous products. It serves dentists, laboratories, institutions, other healthcare professionals, veterinarians, other animal health professionals, production animal operators, and animal health product retailers. Patterson Companies, Inc. was formerly known as Patterson Dental Company and changed its name to Patterson Companies, Inc. in June 2004. Patterson Companies, Inc. was founded in 1877 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota with additional locations in Loveland, Colorado; Edmonton, Alberta; Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom.