SIC 3843 Dental Equipment and Supplies
Encyclopedia of American Industries › Measuring, Analyzing, and Controling Instruments (2009)
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SIC 3843 Dental Equipment and Supplies
SIC 3843
This classification comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing artificial teeth, dental metals, alloys, and amalgams, as well as a wide variety of equipment, instruments, and supplies used by dentists, dental laboratories, and dental colleges. Excluded from this classification are dental laboratories that construct artificial dentures, bridges, inlays, and other dental restorations on specifications from dentists; these are classified in SIC 8072: Dental Laboratories.NAICS CODE(S)339114Dental Equipment and Supplies ManufacturingINDUSTRY SNAPSHOTEssential to the practice of dentistry, the dental equipment and supply industry represents a modestly sized market and, in terms of sales, is considered to be one of the smallest industries, compared to the other medical supply and equipment industries. In the mid-2000s dental equipment and supplies accounted for approximately 5 percent of the medical equipment and supply industry's total shipment values ($65.8 billion in 2003). It also is an industry of expected growth due to increases in the cost of dental care,...See the full content of this document
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