32110 - Denturists
Broad Occupation Category
3 - Health occupations.
TEER
2 - Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of two or more years.
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.
Main Duties
Denturists perform some or all of the following duties:
- Measure patients’ jaws to determine denture size and shape
- Take impressions of teeth, gums, and jaws
- Design and construct dentures
- Fit, insert, and modify new dentures
- Repair damaged dentures
- Reline, rebase, and adjust dentures
- Fabricate removable implant-supported prostheses
- Prepare partial dentures
- Perform denture cleaning and whitening
- May order radiographs
Employment Requirements
These are the typical employment requirements and benefits associated with this occupation in Canada:
- Completion of a two- or three-year college program in denturism or denturology is required.
- An internship in a registered denture clinic may be required.
- Licensing by a provincial or territorial regulatory body is mandatory in all provinces.
- Internationally educated denturists must complete credential assessment and provincial licensing prior to practice.
- Opportunities for self-employment are common in this profession.
- Many practitioners operate private clinics or work in partnership with dental professionals.
Denturists Salary Prospects
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Community/AreaCanada
Low ($/hour)14.27
Median ($/hour)28.29
High ($/hour)58.40
Community/AreaOntario
Low ($/hour)17.01
Median ($/hour)23.04
High ($/hour)49.11
Community/AreaQuebec
Low ($/hour)15.52
Median ($/hour)25.97
High ($/hour)58.52
Community/AreaAlberta
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Community/AreaNewfoundland and Labrador
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Community/AreaNova Scotia
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Community/AreaPrince Edward Island
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Community/AreaNorthwest Territories
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