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Pre-dent students to consider the denturist profession
WANTED: qualified, educated, denturist, for advocacy positions across the United States. Please contact Gary W. Vollan-licensed denturist at [email protected] or in Wyoming at 307.568.2047 or contact one of the colleges or denturist organizations listed below.
Denturist make, place, construct, alter, reproduce, and/or repair dentures directly to the public. This includes; an oral exam, recognizing healthy tissue, referral services, impressions, and adjustments.
Becoming a licensed denturist is not an easy task. Before obtaining a license, a candidate must pass comprehensive practical and written examinations. The written examination challenges candidates to show their clinical knowledge of oral health issues, including microbiology, physiology, oral pathology, head and neck anatomy and more. The practical examination requires candidates to demonstrate their ability to take oral impressions, design a denture from the impression, create a denture from the design, and fit the denture in the patient's mouth so that it functions well and is comfortable to wear.
Education
Bates Technical College
http://www.bates.ctc.edu/
George Brown College of Denturism
http://www.georgebrown.ca/Marketing/FTCal/hsci/S101.aspx
Denturist Advocacy Organizations
International Federation of Denturists
http://www.international-denturist.org/
National Denturist Association
http://www.nationaldenturist.com/
Oregon State Denturist Association
http://www.ordenturist.org
Washington Denturist Association
http://www.wadenturist.com
Wyoming State Denturist Association
http://www.wysda.org
WANTED: qualified, educated, denturist, for advocacy positions across the United States. Please contact Gary W. Vollan-licensed denturist at [email protected] or in Wyoming at 307.568.2047 or contact one of the colleges or denturist organizations listed below.
Denturist make, place, construct, alter, reproduce, and/or repair dentures directly to the public. This includes; an oral exam, recognizing healthy tissue, referral services, impressions, and adjustments.
Becoming a licensed denturist is not an easy task. Before obtaining a license, a candidate must pass comprehensive practical and written examinations. The written examination challenges candidates to show their clinical knowledge of oral health issues, including microbiology, physiology, oral pathology, head and neck anatomy and more. The practical examination requires candidates to demonstrate their ability to take oral impressions, design a denture from the impression, create a denture from the design, and fit the denture in the patient's mouth so that it functions well and is comfortable to wear.
Education
Bates Technical College
http://www.bates.ctc.edu/
George Brown College of Denturism
http://www.georgebrown.ca/Marketing/FTCal/hsci/S101.aspx
Denturist Advocacy Organizations
International Federation of Denturists
http://www.international-denturist.org/
National Denturist Association
http://www.nationaldenturist.com/
Oregon State Denturist Association
http://www.ordenturist.org
Washington Denturist Association
http://www.wadenturist.com
Wyoming State Denturist Association
http://www.wysda.org