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32110.00 – Denturists

Denturists examine patients and design, construct and repair removable dentures.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Dental mechanic
  • Denturist
  • Denturologist

Core competencies

  • Product Design to design, construct and direct other workers in the construction of dentures
  • Quality Control Testing to analyze measurement information to determine the appropriate design and fit of new dentures, ensuring patients are comfortable and have a correct bite
  • Finger Dexterity to fabricate fine details on mouth protectors, anti-snoring prostheses and removable prostheses on implants
  • Problem Identification to assess patients' oral health issues accurately, identify specific denture-related concerns such as fit or functionality and tailor solutions accordingly
  • Attention to Detail to precisely measure patients' jaws and verify created dentures match in size and shape
  • Knowledge in Physical Health to understand principles of anatomy and biomedical sciences used to diagnose oral conditions and design dentures

Main duties

This group performs 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.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

Exclusions:

  • Dental assistants and dental laboratory assistants (33100)
  • Dental hygienists and dental therapists (32111)
  • Dental technologists and technicians (32112)
  • Dentists (31110)

NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

2 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years; or supervisory occupations

Major group

32 – Technical occupations in health

Sub-major group

321 – Technical occupations in health (except practitioners of natural healing)

Minor group

3211 – Technical occupations in dental health care

Unit group

32110 – Denturists

Occupational profile

32110.00 – Denturists

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