Denturists
Job description
These individuals make, fit, and adjust removable dental prostheses. They replace missing teeth extracted as a result of an illness, an accident, or a disability. They repair dental prostheses as needed and maintain them. They work for private practices or in laboratories.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Equipment, machinery, tools
Main tasks
- Assess their patients’ dental prostheses needs.
- Measure their jaws and take impressions of their teeth and gums.
- Determine the size and shape of dentures and of the dental prostheses to be made.
- Design, make, insert, adjust, repair, and adapt dentures and dental prostheses.
- Make other devices (e.g. prostheses to stop snoring).
- Order X-rays as required.
- Provide medical follow-ups to patients to adjust and fit their dental prostheses.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Good
All of Québec
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
900
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 50.6% Female
- 49.4% Male
Not available.
- 50.6% Female
- 49.4% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$59,600
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 62390% of jobs
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NAICS 3399% of jobs
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NAICS 324, 3251% of jobs
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NAICS 324, 3251% of jobs
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NAICS 324, 3251% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 621, 622, 62390% of jobs
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NAICS 3399% of jobs
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NAICS 324, 3251% of jobs
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NAICS 324, 3251% of jobs
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NAICS 324, 3251% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in techniques de denturologie
Code : 110B0
Placement rate: 91.3%
4.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Membership in the Ordre des denturologistes du Québec (ODQ [Quebec Order of Denturists]).
Sometimes required
- Knowledge of the existing computerized system may be required or an asset.
- A period of apprenticeship in a recognized denturist clinic may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Judgment and decision-making
- Critical thought
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Solving complex problems
- Information processing
- Active learning
- Time management
- Service oriented
- Social perception
- Coordination
- Persuasion
- Science
- Human resource management
- Teaching
- Written expression
- Negotiation
- Learning strategies
- Financial resource management
- Material resource management
Abilities
- Digital dexterity
- Awareness of issues
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Hand-arm stability
- Near vision
- Speech clarity
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Control accuracy
- Selective attention
- Manual dexterity
- Information organization
- Speech recognition
- Classification
- Limb coordination
- Processing flexibility
- Written expression
- Idea generation
- Visualization
- Originality
- Colour perception and distinction
- Basic numeracy
- Depth perception
- Mathematical reasoning
- Perception speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Autonomy
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Vitality
- Creativity
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
- Knowledge of medicine or dentistry
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Self-employment
- Assist or care for people
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Artistic
- People with this profile prefer to express their emotions and thoughts through various art forms. They like to use their imagination.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
Official name of the NOC 32110
Denturists
Job titles
- Apprentice dental mechanic
- Denture therapist
- Dental mechanic
- Denture technician
- Student denturist
- Student dental mechanic
Skill type
Health
Last update: January 29, 2026
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