National Occupation Code (NOC): 32110

Denturists examine patients and design, construct and repair removable dentures. Most denturists work in private practice. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

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Job Duties for Denturists

• 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.

Alternate Job Titles

• Apprentice Dental Mechanic
• Dental Mechanic
• Dental Mechanic Apprentice
• Denture Mechanic
• Denture Technician
• Denture Therapist
• Denturist
• Denturologist
• Student Dental Mechanic
• Student Denturist