UNSPSC 42152205: Dental laboratory curing units

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that heats and dries dental impressions, molds, castings and investments. Dental laboratory curing units under 21 CFR and under FDA product code RGO. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42152205 Dental laboratory curing units is a Commodity code that in current state and local procurement activity encompasses advanced intraoral scanning and imaging equipment used in dental education and clinical settings. The recent opportunity record shows Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department procuring iTero Lumina Scanners—3D intraoral imaging devices for capturing digital representations of teeth and gums—rather than traditional curing units as the code name suggests. The mismatch between the code's nominal scope and the actual equipment being bought signals either a tagging inconsistency in the state or local procurement system or a divergence between the formal UNSPSC taxonomy and current dental technology acquisitions. State and local issuing bodies acquiring under this code appear limited in the recent record to educational institutions with dental or dental hygiene programs.

Valencia College, a Florida institution, posted a sole source procurement (SS202620) on April 13, 2026 for four iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc with a total acquisition cost of $143,196.00 and a response deadline of November 27, 2025. The procurement was conducted under Florida Administrative Code 6A-14.0734(2)(a)(h) and Florida Statute 287.057 and followed a seven business day public posting process for sole source justification review. No competitive bidding or set-aside designations appear in the available record. The sparse recent activity under this code suggests either infrequent procurement cycles for specialized dental equipment, limited use of this particular UNSPSC classification by state and local agencies, or both.