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Precious Metals
Dental Scrap
Grade: SidentalVery High Tier
Dental gold, crowns, bridges, amalgam
Market Price EstimateUpdated Daily
$42,500/ MT
+2850 (7.2%)vs yesterday
Verified specifications & market data
Chemical Composition
Elemental breakdown by percentage weight.
Standard composition limits
Values represent maximum allowed percentage unless otherwise noted.
Physical Properties
Material form, density, and contamination specifications.
Dental waste from dental practices, laboratories, and patient returns; extracted/discarded dental restorations; dental gold/palladium/platinum alloy scrap; professional dental precious metal recovery stream; established healthcare waste infrastructure; high precious metal concentration; specialized medical waste protocols and privacy considerations
Acceptable Inclusions
- Dental gold/palladium/platinum alloy 50-99.9% (specification)
- Porcelain veneer <5% (fused-to-metal restorations)
- Acrylic resin <10% (denture base material)
- Precious metal alloy composition variable (multi-alloy acceptable)
- Minor biofilm residue (post-use dental characteristic)
- Mercury <0.1% (trace amalgam residue acceptable)
- Lead <0.05% (legacy dental materials trace)
Prohibited Materials
- Gold <50% (below dental specification)
- Non-precious-metal dental (non-recoverable; base metal prohib)
- Mercury >0.1% (hazmat exceeds occupational limit)
- Lead >0.05% (hazmat exceeds occupational limit)
- Cadmium >0.01% (hazmat exceeds)
- Unknown precious metal composition
- Medical waste hazmat violation (blood/pathogens unsterilized)
- Patient privacy violation
Quality Assurance
Testing protocols, sampling methods, and acceptance criteria.
Sampling Protocol
frequencyStratified random sampling from restoration types; alloy types; sterilization verification; compliance check; mercury hazmat screening
maximumQuantity500+ individual restoration pieces per shipment
minimumQuantity5-20 kg or 50-200 restoration pieces
percentage15-25% of lot
stratificationSample across restoration types; alloy types; collection batches; sterilization status verification; privacy compliance check; hazmat screening exhaustive
Acceptance Limits
all Criteria Must PassMaterial be sterilized dental scrap 50-99.9% precious metal; -; hazmat within tolerance;
alloy IdentificationAlloy type confirmed; precious metal percentage verified
cadmium LimitCadmium <0.01% verified; hazmat acceptable
dental AuthenticityConfirmed as dental scrap
hipaa Compliancepatient identifying information present; privacy protocols ; federal compliance
lead LimitLead <0.05% confirmed; hazmat acceptable
mercury LimitMercury <0.1% ; occupational safety threshold
precious Metal ContentGold/Palladium/Platinum 50-99.9% per dental specification
sterilizationSterilization with documentation; pathogen elimination ; medical waste protocol
Weight Tolerance
measurementVerified by certified precision scale; weight accountability for ultra-precious metal commodity
variance±2% from purchase order weight
Required Test Methods
Visual Inspection & Restoration Identification
Purpose
- Confirm dental scrap (not non-dental
- not base metal prosthetics)
- identify restoration types
- verify precious metal appearance
- check for obvious HIPAA violations
Acceptance Criteria
- Dental crowns/bridges/dentures unmistakably identifiable
- precious metal color/characteristics evident
- no patient name/ID visible
- medical waste appearance standard
Procedure
- 100% visual inspection
- identify restoration types (crowns, bridges, dentures)
- verify precious metal visible (not base metal)
- verify NO patient identifying information visible
- assess sterilization appearance
Sterilization Verification & Documentation Review
CRITICAL
Purpose
- verify sterilization completed per medical waste protocols
- confirm biohazard elimination
- establish occupational safety
Acceptance Criteria
- Sterilization certificates
- sterilization date/method documented
- pathogen elimination
- acceptable sterilization appearance
Procedure
- Review sterilization certificates
- verify date/method/facility
- assess material condition post-sterilization
- confirm biohazard elimination procedures followed
HIPAA Privacy Compliance Verification
CRITICAL
Purpose
- verify NO patient identifying information present
- confirm privacy protocols
- establish federal compliance
Acceptance Criteria
- NO patient names/IDs/medical record information visible
- privacy compliance
- HIPAA
Procedure
- 100% inspection for patient data
- verify containers labeled generic 'dental scrap' (not patient names)
- confirm no medical record documents
- HIPAA compliance checklist
Alloy Type & Precious Metal Classification
CRITICAL
Purpose
- classify alloy type (Type I-IV)
- estimate precious metal percentage
- validate dental specification 50-99.9%
- predict recovery yield
Acceptance Criteria
- Alloy type confirmed
- precious metal percentage 50-99.9% estimated
- dental specification
Procedure
- Visual color analysis (yellow gold vs. white gold/palladium)
- fire assay sample testing
- alloy type determination
- precious metal percentage estimation
Precious Metal Composition Fire Assay
Purpose
- Verify precious metal content (gold/palladium/platinum) within dental specification 50-99.9%
- quantify precious metal percentage
- determine alloy type
Acceptance Criteria
- Precious metal 50-99.9% VERIFIED per dental specification
- alloy composition confirmed
- extraction yield projected
Mercury/Amalgam Hazmat Screening
CRITICAL
Purpose
- detect mercury <0.1%
- assess amalgam contact potential
- occupational safety
- worker protection
Acceptance Criteria
- Mercury <0.1%
- hazmat within occupational limit
- worker safety
Lead & Cadmium Hazmat Screening
Purpose
- detect lead <0.05% and cadmium <0.01%
- assess legacy dental material contamination
Acceptance Criteria
- Pb <0.05%, Cd <0.01%
- hazmat acceptable
- occupational safety