national industry 621210
Offices of Dentists
Overview
This industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of D.M.D. (Doctor of Dental Medicine), D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery), or D.D.Sc. (Doctor of Dental Science) primarily engaged in the independent practice of general or specialized dentistry or dental surgery. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers. They can provide either comprehensive preventive, cosmetic, or emergency care, or specialize in a single field of dentistry.
The immediate parent of national industry 621210 is international industry 62121: Offices of Dentists
2012 NAICS Edition Cross References
- Establishments known as dental laboratories primarily engaged in making dentures, artificial teeth, and orthodontic appliances to order for dentists are classified in U.S. Industry 339116, Dental Laboratories; and
- Establishments of dental hygienists primarily engaged in cleaning teeth and gums or establishments of denturists primarily engaged in taking impressions for and fitting dentures are classified in U.S. Industry 621399, Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners.
Sub-Descriptions
- 621210 - DDSs' (doctors of dental surgery) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Dental surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Dentists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - DMDs' (doctors of dental medicine) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Doctors of dental medicine (DMDs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Doctors of dental surgery (DDSs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Endodontists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Family dentists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Oral and maxillofacial surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Oral pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Orthodontists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Pathologists', oral, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Periodontists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Prosthodontists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- 621210 - Surgeons', dental, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
History
The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.
| Edition | Existed | Equivalent Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 621210 | |
| 2007 | 621210 | |
| 2012 | 621210 | |
| 2017 | 621210 | |
| 2022 | 621210 |
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings
Insurance Industry Mappings
The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 621210, Offices of Dentists:
- ambulatory health care service
- clinic
- dental hospital and surgical supply non expendable
- dentist
- dentist and dental hygienist no dental laboratory
- dentist and dental surgeon
- dentist and oral surgeon condominium office
- dentist and oral surgeon office
- dentist no dental laboratory
- dentist office
- dentist office and clinic
- dentist or dental surgeon
- health care and social assistance
- institutional health or medical service not otherwise classified
- medical office dentist
- non institutional health or medical service not otherwise classified
- office and clinic of dentist
- office dentist
- office medical
- office of dentist
- office oral surgeon
- oral surgeon office
- orthodontist office
- orthodontist or periodontist or oral surgeon
- periodontist
- physician or dentist
- physician or dentist or dentist or physician
- surgeon office
- surgeon specialist
- surgeon specialist office only
Downloads
What's the difference between HD and SD? See our methodology.