339116 Dental Laboratories

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dentures, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances customized for individual application.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing dental equipment and supplies are classified in U.S. Industry 339114, Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Businesses that use this code

• Dental practice

Activities listed under 339116

The Census index assigns these 6 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Bridges, custom made in dental laboratories
• Dental laboratories
• Dentures, custom made in dental laboratories
• Mouth guards and protectors, custom made in dental laboratories
• Orthodontic appliance, custom made in dental laboratories
• Teeth, custom made in dental laboratories

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 339116

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 339116, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed 500 employees. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 3250), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 32500Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and suppliesUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 339112Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
• 339113Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
• 339114Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
• 339115Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing