North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0

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62 - Health care and social assistance

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing health care by diagnosis and treatment, providing residential care for medical and social reasons, and providing social assistance, such as counselling, welfare, child protection, community housing and food services, vocational rehabilitation and child care, to those requiring such assistance.

621 - Ambulatory health care services

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing health care services, directly or indirectly, to ambulatory patients. Health practitioners in this subsector provide out-patient services, in which the facilities and equipment are not usually the most significant part of the production process.

6212 - Offices of dentists

This industry group comprises establishments of licensed dentists primarily engaged in the private or group practice of general or specialized dentistry or dental surgery. Offices of dentists, especially walk-in centres that accept patients without appointment and that often have extended office hours, are sometimes called clinics or dental centres.

62121 - Offices of dentists

This industry comprises establishments of licensed dentists primarily engaged in the private or group practice of general or specialized dentistry or dental surgery. Offices of dentists, especially walk-in centres that accept patients without appointment and that often have extended office hours, are sometimes called clinics or dental centres.

621210 - Offices of dentistsUS

This Canadian industry comprises establishments of licensed dentists primarily engaged in the private or group practice of general or specialized dentistry or dental surgery. Offices of dentists, especially walk-in centres that accept patients without appointment and that often have extended office hours, are sometimes called clinics or dental centres.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • dental health services, specialists (e.g., endodontists, orthodontists, periodontists, prosthodontists)
    • dentists, group practice, offices or clinics, general practice

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • denture, artificial teeth and orthodontic appliance making (See 339110 Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing)
    • impression-taking and denture-fitting by denturists (See 621390 Offices of all other health practitioners)
    • teeth and gum cleaning by dental hygienists practising their profession independently (See 621390 Offices of all other health practitioners)
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