UNSPSC 42151669: Dental dehydrators

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that removes water through the application of warm air in dental procedures. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42151669 Dental dehydrators is a Commodity code that captures specialized dental equipment and supplies procured by state and local institutions, though recent activity shows material scope divergence — the posted opportunities include intraoral scanning technology, broad-based dental and medical equipment master-ordering frameworks, and even wastewater analysis equipment, indicating that state and local procurement systems are tagging diverse dental-adjacent equipment under this code rather than narrowly defined dehydration devices. State and local buyers under this code include higher-education institutions (Valencia College, Texas A&M University) and municipal utilities (City of Arlington), reflecting use across academic clinical programs, institutional procurement frameworks, and infrastructure operations. The actual purchasing behavior leans toward acquiring advanced diagnostic and treatment-support equipment—iTero Lumina 3D intraoral scanners, master-order pools for ongoing dental supplies and equipment restocking, and specialized analytical instrumentation for regulated operations—rather than consumables or standalone dehydration units.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department posted a sole-source procurement (SS202620) for 4 iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc. totaling $143,196.00, due November 27, 2025, under Florida Administrative Code 6A-14.0734(2)(a)(h). Texas A&M University, Division of Finance Procurement Services, issued ITB TAMHSC-26-0648 for a master-order pool of dental and medical equipment and supplies vendors, with bids due September 3, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST through the AggieBid portal. The City of Arlington, Texas issued RFP 270014 for a cyanide flow analyzer (posted August 12, 2026, due September 10, 2026), which appears unrelated to the code's nominal dental equipment scope and signals potential tagging inconsistency. Sourcing activity is sparse; the code does not show sustained volume across multiple jurisdictions or a clear pattern of repeat buyers in the recent quarter.