UNSPSC 42151621: Dental filler contouring instruments

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that are filler contouring instruments shaped to be useful in dental procedures. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42151621 Dental filler contouring instruments, a Commodity code, shows minimal recent state and local procurement activity aligned with its nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code include a sole source acquisition of iTero Lumina intraoral scanners for dental education (Valencia College, Florida), a master vendor pool for general dental and medical equipment and supplies (Texas A&M University), and a cyanide flow analyzer for wastewater treatment (City of Arlington, Texas). The first two entries relate tangentially to dental procurement, but the cyanide analyzer is unrelated to the code's scope and appears to be a tagging error. Based on available records, genuine procurement under this code targets specialized dental imaging and scanning equipment rather than traditional filler contouring instruments, suggesting either limited state and local demand for the commodity as narrowly defined or a code-assignment mismatch in state procurement systems.

The geographic spread of relevant activity centers on Texas and Florida, with the largest recent solicitation originating from Texas A&M University's master vendor pool for dental and medical equipment (ITB TAMHSC-26-0648, due September 3, 2026). Valencia College's sole source procurement for iTero Lumina Scanners (Solicitation SS202620, due November 27, 2025) at $143,196.00 represents the only education-sector acquisition. Issuing bodies are split between academic institutions (Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department and Texas A&M University) and municipal government (City of Arlington). The absence of school district, county, or transit authority activity under this code in recent weeks, combined with the narrow issuing-body mix and equipment-focused (rather than consumable-supplies-focused) nature of posted opportunities, signals that state and local dental procurement under this Commodity code remains concentrated in higher-education and specialized institutional settings rather than distributed across general municipal or school purchasing.