UNSPSC 42152511: Dental dishes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that acts as a dish and are used for mixing and holding very small quantities of liquids or solids associated with dental procedures. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901819.

UNSPSC 42152511 Dental dishes (Commodity) shows minimal alignment with recent state and local procurement activity. The code nominally describes dental consumable products, yet the single recent solicitation identified—Valencia College's School of Allied Health, Dental Hygiene Department procurement of 4 iTero Lumina Scanners from Align Technology, Inc—concerns advanced 3D intraoral imaging equipment rather than dishes or consumables. The procurement, a sole source acquisition with a total cost of $143,196.00 conducted under Florida Administrative Code and Florida Statute, reflects capital equipment investment for clinical and educational training rather than the product category the UNSPSC code describes. This mismatch suggests the code may be receiving incorrect tagging in state and local procurement systems, or the recent opportunity volume under 42152511 for dental dishes as typically understood (trays, basins, or other reusable or disposable dental operatory items) is extremely limited.

The Valencia College solicitation, posted October 19, 2026 with a due date of November 27, 2025, represents the only recent activity visible under this code. Given the single data point and its evident misalignment with the code's nominal scope, pursuing opportunities tagged 42152511 carries material risk of wasted qualification and proposal effort on equipment procurement that may be systematically mis-coded. Monitor whether additional dental-dish-specific opportunities emerge from Florida or other jurisdictions, but current signals do not support active investment in this code without clarity on whether tagging errors are widespread.