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Advances on Contracts	12 Months Ended
Advances on Contracts	Dec. 31, 2015
Receivables [Abstract]
Advances on Contracts	NOTE E — ADVANCES ON CONTRACTS Milestone Scientific has entered into fixed arrangements with a contract manufacturer to manufacture STA, CompuDent® and Wand Plus®. The contract manufacturer bills Milestone Scientific as the work progresses and it is Milestone Scientific’s policy is to record these billings as advances on contracts. These advances are reclassified into inventory when the contract manufacturer ships the product and title passes to Milestone Scientific The balance of the advances as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are $1,215,128 and $721,197, respectively. The advance is classified as current based on the estimated annual usage of the underlying inventory.