UNSPSC 42152434: Dental amalgamators

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that are the instruments used to create amalgams used in dental impression molding and installation procedures. US FDA regulates Dental amalgamators under 21 CFR 872.31 and under FDA product code EFD. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901839.

UNSPSC 42152434 Dental amalgamators, a Commodity code, addresses equipment state and local governments—primarily public health departments, county clinics, and school district health services—procure to mix and prepare dental amalgam for filling procedures in clinical settings. Dental amalgamators are small motorized devices that blend mercury and alloy powder into a homogeneous paste ready for placement, and they represent a narrow but essential consumable or capital line item in the procurement portfolios of public dental health programs. The code surfaces infrequently in state and local RFPs and IFBs, reflecting the specialized nature of dental equipment purchasing and the limited number of public entities operating comprehensive dental clinics. When issuances do occur, they typically emerge from county health departments or regional dental health programs rather than individual municipalities or school districts.

The source contains no recent state or local contract opportunities tagged to UNSPSC 42152434. This code shows little visible recent activity in posted state and local procurement channels and should be considered a low-frequency buy restricted to the subset of public health systems operating dental services in-house rather than through contract providers.