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 (Commodity) shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with the code's nominal scope. The single posted opportunity from Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department in Florida is a sole source acquisition of iTero Lumina intraoral scanning technology — a 3D digital imaging device for dental and orthodontic applications — rather than traditional dental excavators (hand instruments used to remove decayed tooth material). The procurement, valued at $143,196.00 for four scanner units from Align Technology, Inc, follows Florida's sole source procedures under Florida Administrative Code 6A-14.0734(2)(a)(h) and Florida Statute 287.057, with a seven-business-day public posting window. The mismatch between the code's designation and the equipment actually being procured suggests the code may not capture the primary state and local dental equipment purchasing activity in practice, or that the opportunity was miscoded by the issuing body.

The Valencia College solicitation (SS202620, posted April 13, 2026 with a due date of November 27, 2025) represents the only recent documented activity under this Commodity code. The acquisition is institution-specific with no broader competitive bidding or set-aside designations mentioned, limiting insight into the typical issuing-body mix or geographic concentration. The narrow, sole source character of this procurement and the absence of additional state, county, or school district opportunities in the recent record suggest limited procurement momentum under this code or significant divergence between the UNSPSC classification and actual purchasing patterns in dental hygiene and education procurement.