Professional or Occupational Group
denturist
den·tur·ist [ den-cher-ist ]
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A dental technician who provides dentures for patients without supervision of a dentist. Their duties include taking impressions and bite registrations for preparing and repairing dentures and fitting dentures.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Individuals who fabricate and fit DENTURES without the supervision of DENTISTS. (from Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed) They may or may not have formal education in health sciences, but are well versed in the art of constructing dentures.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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