Analysis
NAICS 621210 is the 2022 national industry for offices of dentists, part of 62121 (Offices of Dentists). Census lists 15 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 135,665 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,028,889 people at an average annual payroll of $60,718 per employee (34th percentile of national industries). 38% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include DDSs' (doctors of dental surgery) offices (e.g., centers…, dental surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics), dentists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics) and DMDs' (doctors of dental medicine) offices (e.g., centers…, among 15 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 339116, 621399 and 621498. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
For example, businesses known as dental laboratories primarily engaged in making dentures, artificial teeth, and orthodontic appliances to order for dentists are classified in 339116 (Dental Laboratories) instead.
Official definition
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.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Establishments known as dental laboratories primarily engaged in making dentures, artificial teeth, and orthodontic appliances to order for dentists | 339116 Dental Laboratories |
| Establishments of dental hygienists primarily engaged in cleaning teeth and gums or establishments of denturists primarily engaged in taking impressions for and fitting dentures | 621399 Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners |
| Outpatient community health clinics with health practitioners from multiple industries | 621498 All Other Outpatient Care Centers |
Index entries (15)
- DDSs' (doctors of dental surgery) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Dental surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Dentists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- DMDs' (doctors of dental medicine) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Doctors of dental medicine (DMDs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Doctors of dental surgery (DDSs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Endodontists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Family dentists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Oral and maxillofacial surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Oral pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Orthodontists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pathologists', oral, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Periodontists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Prosthodontists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Surgeons', dental, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)