UNSPSC 42151610: Dental nippers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that nips gingival tissue in a dental procedure. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42151610 Dental nippers is a Commodity code that in practice covers a much broader range of dental equipment and supplies than the code name suggests. Recent state and local solicitations show procurement activity centered on advanced dental diagnostic and imaging devices, dental hygiene program equipment, and dental-medical supply pools rather than hand instruments alone. Issuing bodies soliciting under this code include higher-education institutions with dental and allied-health programs, university health system procurement offices, and municipal governments. Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department and Texas A&M University's Division of Finance Procurement Services both appear as recent buyers, indicating that state and community colleges with dental hygiene or health science curricula are primary end-users.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. Valencia College (Florida) posted a sole-source procurement for four iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc., totaling $143,196.00, with a due date of November 27, 2025 (Solicitation SS202620). Texas A&M University issued an ITB (TAMHSC-26-0648) for a pool of vendors to supply dental and medical equipment and supplies on a master order basis, with bids due September 3, 2026. A City of Arlington, Texas RFP (270014) posted August 12, 2026 for a cyanide flow analyzer is unrelated to dental procurement and appears to be miscoded. The code shows limited recent solicitation volume; the two relevant opportunities reflect institutional procurement for education and health-care operations rather than high-velocity commercial resupply.