Study Programs
Denturism education is currently going through restructuring and various challenges globally.
Duffy Malherbe has provided links to six websites of worldwide denturists programs:
Australia program: https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/levels-of-study/vocational-study/advanced-diplomas/advanced-diploma-of-%20dental-prosthetics-c6157
Canada program: https://www.georgebrown.ca/programs/denturism-program-s101/
Canada program: http://www.nait.ca/program_home_76867.htm
Canada program: http://www.cdicollege.ca/british-columbia/programs-and-courses/dental/denturist/
France program: http://www.entreprendre-et-manager.com/interviews/trainingdental.html
New Zealand program: https://www.tafensw.edu.au/search?q=dental+prosthetists
New Zealand program: https://www.otago.ac.nz/dentistry/postgraduate/dental-technology/pgdipcdtech/index.html
United States program: https://batestech.edu/programs/denturist/
List of known Denturism schools worldwide:
Country | Number of Schools | Duration | Level | Location | Comment |
Australia | 5 | 53 trainees per year Advanced Diploma Dental Prosthetics | |||
2 years full time | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Victoria, Melbourne | ||||
2 years full time | Sydney Institute New South Wales | ||||
2 years full time | ? | ||||
2 years full time | ? | ||||
Bachelor | University of Brisbane Brisbane, Quuensland | New bachelor of Dental Prosthetics starting in 2016. | |||
Belgium | 1 | ||||
3 years 580 hours | Institut Voum Denturisten | Student need to have a Dental Technician diploma first. | |||
Canada | 5 | ||||
3 years | Denturist Program George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology Toronto, Ontario | ||||
3 years | Denturist Technology Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Edmonton, Alberta | ||||
3 years | Denturist Technology Vancouver Community College Vancouver, British Columbia | ||||
3 years | Département de Denturologie Collège Édouard-Montpetit Longueuil, Québec | ||||
3 years | Denturist Program CDI College Surrey, British Columbia | ||||
Denmark | 1 | ||||
2 years | Aarhus Universitet Aarhus | ||||
England | Need to be trained as a Dental Technician with post-technician training in sciences, clinical and interpersonal skills. | ||||
Finland | 1 | ||||
University | Polytechnic Savonia Department of Dental Healthcare Kuopio | Open to trained and qualified dental technician with at least five years experience in a laboratory. | |||
Ireland | 1 | ||||
18 months | Dublin Dental Hospital | Includes both academic and clinical aspects. Open to qualified dental technicians with three years experience. | |||
Malta | 1 | ||||
3 years | University Degree | University of Malta | Only for dental technologists, not clinical dental technologist. | ||
The Netherlands | 1 | ||||
4 years | University of Utrecht Hogeschool Utrecht | To be accepted: Dental Technician with five years experience or Dentist after a practical exam; with high school degree as a minimum. | |||
New Zeland | 1 | ||||
University of Otago | |||||
Switzerland | 1 (potential) | ||||
future | 2 years part time | ||||
United States | 3 | ||||
6 semesters | Bates Technical College Tacoma, Washingtion | ||||
American Denturist College Eugene, Oregon | |||||
New England School of Dental Techniocian Bangor, Maine |
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