UNSPSC 42151648: Dental calipers

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that measures various aspects of teeth in either a mechanical or electronic method. US FDA regulates Dental calipers under 21 CFR 878.48 and under FDA product code FTY. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901730.

UNSPSC 42151648 Dental calipers is a Commodity code that in recent state and local solicitation activity covers advanced dental imaging and diagnostic equipment rather than traditional measuring instruments — specifically intraoral scanners and related specialized dental technology used in clinical education and treatment settings. State and local buyers under this code include higher-education institutions operating dental and allied-health programs, university health systems, and municipal utilities; Valencia College's School of Allied Health and Texas A&M University's Division of Finance Procurement Services appear as active solicitors. The work solicited ranges from sole-source acquisitions of digital 3D imaging devices for dental hygiene education to broader master-order agreements pooling vendors for mixed dental and medical equipment and supplies inventory.

Recent activity centers in Texas and Florida. Valencia College posted a sole-source procurement (Solicitation Number SS202620, due November 27, 2025) for four iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc., totaling $143,196.00, under Florida's competitive exemption process. Texas A&M University issued an ITB (TAMHSC-26-0648, due September 3, 2026) for a master-order pool of dental and medical equipment vendors through the AggieBid portal. A third opportunity from the City of Arlington, Texas (Solicitation Number 270014, due September 10, 2026) for a cyanide flow analyzer appears to fall outside the code's nominal dental scope and represents a mismatch between the code assignment and actual procurement content.