News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PATTERSON DENTAL ANNOUNCES RELIEF TO LOUISIANA CUSTOMERS AFFECTED BY HISTORIC FLOODING

August 17, 2016 (ST. PAUL, Minn.) - Patterson Dental, a business unit of Patterson Companies (Nasdaq: PDCO), today announced it is offering a variety of financial terms to dentists operationally affected by historic flooding in southeastern Louisiana in order to help them re-equip and re-supply their dental practice.

Patterson Dental's outreach efforts are being conducted within impacted communities through its New Orleans branch. Dentists affected by flooding in Louisiana in the parishes where a state of emergency has been declared can obtain assistance from Patterson by contacting their local representative or by calling 800.873.7683, which routes callers to the nearest Dental branch.

The New Orleans team is prepared to help dentists manage their business needs and support customers impacted by the flooding.

About Patterson Dental

Patterson Dental provides a virtually complete range of consumable dental products, equipment and software, turnkey digital solutions and value-added services to dentists and dental laboratories throughout North America.

CONTACT: Jennifer Joly, Corporate Communications Manager COMPANY: Patterson Companies, Inc. TEL: 651.681.3748 EMAIL: jennifer.joly@pattersoncompanies.com WEB: pattersoncompanies.com SOURCE: Patterson Companies, Inc. ###

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