UNSPSC 42152601: Dental operatory articulating papers or related products

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product that paper based used by dentists to make occlusal adjustment to teeth. US FDA regulates Dental operatory articulating papers or related products under 21 CFR 872.6140 and under FDA product code EFH. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 340700.

UNSPSC 42152601 Dental operatory articulating papers or related products is a Commodity code that in practice captures dental equipment and supplies procured by state and local educational institutions and municipalities, though recent activity shows substantial divergence from the code's nominal scope. The recent opportunities posted under this code include intraoral digital scanning technology for dental education (iTero Lumina Scanners), broader dental and medical equipment supply pools, and wastewater treatment analyzers—indicating that state and local procurement offices are using the code to tag equipment-procurement activity across health care, education, and municipal operations without consistent alignment to articulating papers or related consumables. Valencia College's School of Allied Health and Texas A&M University Division of Finance appear as issuing bodies, alongside the City of Arlington, Texas, suggesting a mix of educational institutions and municipal departments using the code.

Geographic activity centers on Texas and Florida based on recent postings. Valencia College (Florida) posted a sole-source procurement for four iTero Lumina Scanners valued at $143,196.00 with a due date of November 27, 2025, under Florida Administrative Code 6A-14.0734(2)(a); Texas A&M University posted an ITB (TAMHSC-26-0648) on August 20, 2026 for a master order pool of dental and medical equipment and supplies with responses due September 3, 2026; and the City of Arlington, Texas posted an RFP on August 12, 2026 for a cyanide flow analyzer due September 10, 2026. The code shows limited recent activity explicitly matching dental consumables, and the wastewater analyzer procurement appears plainly unrelated to the code's stated scope, suggesting either miscoding by the issuing body or use of the code as a catch-all for health care and municipal equipment acquisition.