Note K - Employment Contract and Consulting Agreements	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements
Employment and Consulting Agreements [Text Block]	NOTE K–EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND CONSULTING AGREEMENTS Employment Contracts K. Tucker Andersen, a significant stockholder of Milestone Scientific, has an agreement with Milestone Scientific to provide financial and business strategic services. Expenses recognized on this agreement were $100,000 for years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Director of Clinical Affairs’ royalty fee was approximately $442,000 and $446,000 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Additionally, Milestone Scientific expensed consulting fees to the Director of Clinical Affairs of $154,000 and $158,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, and 2021, Milestone Scientific owed the Director Clinical Affairs for royalties of approximately $120,000 and $123,000, respectively, which is included in accounts payable, related party and accrued expense, related party, in the consolidated balance sheet. On March 2, 2021, Milestone Scientific entered into a Royalty Sharing Agreement with Leonard Osser, the Company’s then Interim Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Osser sold, transferred and assigned to the Company all of his rights in and to a certain patent application as to which he is a co-inventor with Dr. Hochman, and the Company agreed to pay to Mr. Osser, beginning May 9, 2027, half of the royalty (2.5%) on net sales that would otherwise be payable to Dr. Hochman and his wife under their Technology Sale Agreement with the Company, the Hochman's having agreed with the Company pursuant to an addendum to such Technology Sale Agreement dated February 25, 2021 to reduce from 5% to 2.5% the payments due to them on May 9, 2027 and thereafter, with respect to dental products. Pursuant to a Succession Agreement dated April 6, 2021 between Mr. Osser and the Company: (i) the Employment Agreement dated as of July 10, 2017 between Mr. Osser and the Company, pursuant to which upon Mr. Osser stepping down as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Company agreed to employ him as Managing Director, China Operations of the Company (the “China Operations Agreement”), and (ii) the Consulting Agreement dated as of July 10, 2017 (the “Consulting Agreement”) between the Company and U.S. Asian Consulting Group, LLC, a company of which Mr. Osser is a principal, the compensation under the China Operations Agreement was modified to reduce the overall compensation by $100,000 to $200,000, split equally between a cash amount and an amount in shares, and the compensation under the Consulting Agreement is increased by $100,000 to $200,000, equally split between a cash amount and an amount in shares, which shares were formerly payable under the China Operations Agreement. Compensation under the China Operations Agreement and the Consulting Agreement are payable for 9.5 years from May 19, 2021. The Company recorded expense of $200,000 and $125,000 related to the Managing Director, China Operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively. The Company recorded expense of $200,000 and $125,000 related to the US Asian Consulting Group, LLC for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.

Note K - Employment Contract and Consulting Agreements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Employment and Consulting Agreements [Text Block]

NOTE K–EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND CONSULTING AGREEMENTS

Employment Contracts

K. Tucker Andersen, a significant stockholder of Milestone Scientific, has an agreement with Milestone Scientific to provide financial and business strategic services. Expenses recognized on this agreement were $100,000 for years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The Director of Clinical Affairs’ royalty fee was approximately $442,000 and $446,000 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Additionally, Milestone Scientific expensed consulting fees to the Director of Clinical Affairs of $154,000 and $158,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, and 2021, Milestone Scientific owed the Director Clinical Affairs for royalties of approximately $120,000 and $123,000, respectively, which is included in accounts payable, related party and accrued expense, related party, in the consolidated balance sheet.

On March 2, 2021, Milestone Scientific entered into a Royalty Sharing Agreement with Leonard Osser, the Company’s then Interim Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Osser sold, transferred and assigned to the Company all of his rights in and to a certain patent application as to which he is a co-inventor with Dr. Hochman, and the Company agreed to pay to Mr. Osser, beginning May 9, 2027, half of the royalty (2.5%) on net sales that would otherwise be payable to Dr. Hochman and his wife under their Technology Sale Agreement with the Company, the Hochman's having agreed with the Company pursuant to an addendum to such Technology Sale Agreement dated February 25, 2021 to reduce from 5% to 2.5% the payments due to them on May 9, 2027 and thereafter, with respect to dental products.

Pursuant to a Succession Agreement dated April 6, 2021 between Mr. Osser and the Company: (i) the Employment Agreement dated as of July 10, 2017 between Mr. Osser and the Company, pursuant to which upon Mr. Osser stepping down as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Company agreed to employ him as Managing Director, China Operations of the Company (the “China Operations Agreement”), and (ii) the Consulting Agreement dated as of July 10, 2017 (the “Consulting Agreement”) between the Company and U.S. Asian Consulting Group, LLC, a company of which Mr. Osser is a principal, the compensation under the China Operations Agreement was modified to reduce the overall compensation by $100,000 to $200,000, split equally between a cash amount and an amount in shares, and the compensation under the Consulting Agreement is increased by $100,000 to $200,000, equally split between a cash amount and an amount in shares, which shares were formerly payable under the China Operations Agreement. Compensation under the China Operations Agreement and the Consulting Agreement are payable for 9.5 years from May 19, 2021. The Company recorded expense of $200,000 and $125,000 related to the Managing Director, China Operations for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively. The Company recorded expense of $200,000 and $125,000 related to the US Asian Consulting Group, LLC for the year ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively.