Denturists examine patients, make impressions, design/construct dentures, and fit, modify, and repair dentures.

Denturists perform some or all of the following duties:

Measure patients' jaws to determine size and shape of dentures required;

Make impressions of patients' teeth, gums and jaws;

Construct dentures or direct other workers to construct dentures;

Fit and modify new dentures;
Repair dentures;

Reline and rebase dentures;

Fabricate mouth protectors, anti-snoring prostheses and removable prostheses on implants;

May prepare partial dentures.

Dental Mechanic
Denturist
Denturologist

Most denturists work in private practice or in denture clinics.