UNSPSC 42151619: Dental excavators

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that is a small spoon or curette, for cleaning out and shaping a carious cavity preparatory to filling. US FDA regulates Dental excavators under 21 CFR 872.4565 and under FDA product code EKC. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901849.

UNSPSC 42151619 Dental excavators is a Commodity code that captures specialized dental diagnostic and treatment equipment acquired by state and local educational institutions and municipalities. Recent solicitations under this code show state and local governments purchasing advanced intraoral scanning systems and related dental clinical equipment for educational programs and public health operations. Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department solicited four iTero Lumina Scanners for $143,196.00 under a sole source procurement conducted under Florida law, with certification by Kellie Robertson, Assistant Director of Procurement. Texas A&M University, Division of Finance Procurement Services, issued an ITB (TAMHSC-26-0648) seeking a master order pool of vendors to supply dental and medical equipment and supplies on an ongoing basis. The issuing bodies include higher education institutions with dental hygiene or clinical programs and university health systems managing dental service delivery.

Recent activity centers in Texas and Florida, with the two most substantive opportunities originating in those states. Valencia College (Florida) posted its sole source notice on October 19, 2026, with a response deadline of November 27, 2025 (reflecting the public posting process lag inherent to Florida's approval procedure). Texas A&M University posted its vendor pool ITB on August 20, 2026, with bids due September 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time through the AggieBid portal; vendors must monitor AggieBid for addenda and register to respond. A third opportunity — the City of Arlington's cyanide flow analyzer RFP (posted August 12, 2026, due September 10, 2026) — falls outside the nominal scope of dental excavators and reflects a tagging mismatch rather than genuine dental equipment procurement activity.