UNSPSC 42152808: Periodontal curettes

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a curette used during a periodontal procedure in a medical setting. US FDA regulates Periodontal curettes under 21 CFR 872.4565 and under FDA product code EKE. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901849.

UNSPSC 42152808 Periodontal curettes is a Commodity code, but the recent state and local opportunities posted under this code show minimal connection to the code's nominal scope. The three most recent solicitations include a sole-source procurement for iTero Lumina intraoral 3D scanners (digital imaging devices for dental education), a master-order agreement for a broad pool of dental and medical equipment and supplies, and a procurement for a cyanide flow analyzer for municipal wastewater treatment—none of which align with periodontal hand instruments. The code appears to serve as a catch-all classification for dental-related equipment and supplies rather than the specific handheld curettes the code name suggests, reflecting a common mismatch between taxonomy labels and actual procurement practice in state and local systems.

Activity under this code is sparse and geographically scattered. Valencia College's School of Allied Health (Florida) issued a sole-source ITB for $143,196.00 in iTero Lumina Scanners due November 27, 2025; Texas A&M University's Division of Finance Procurement Services (Texas) posted an ITB for a dental and medical equipment and supplies vendor pool closing September 3, 2026; and the City of Arlington (Texas) posted an RFP for wastewater treatment instrumentation due September 10, 2026. The issuing bodies span higher education, university procurement services, and municipal infrastructure—a wide variety with no clear repeat buyer pattern. Given the mismatch between the code and the actual solicitations, vendors should verify coding assignment before allocating pursuit resources to opportunities nominally tagged under this code.