Denturists – NOC : 3221

Unit Group

3221 Denturists

Denturists examine patients and design, construct and repair removable dentures. Most denturists work in private practice.

Example Titles

dental mechanic

denturist

denturologist

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Main duties

Denturists perform some or all of the following duties:

Measure patients’ jaws to determine size and shape of dentures required
Make impressions of patients’ teeth, gums and jaws
Design and construct dentures or direct other workers to construct dentures
Insert, fit and modify new dentures
Repair dentures
Reline, rebase and adjust dentures
Fabricate mouth protectors, anti-snoring prostheses and removable prostheses on implants
May order radiographs
May prepare partial dentures
May perform denture whitening and cleaning.

Employment requirements

Completion of a two- or three-year college program in denturism/denturology is required.
An internship in a registered denture clinic may be required.
Licensing by a provincial or territorial regulatory body is required.

Classified elsewhere