Denturists
Occupation · NOC 2021 32110 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 32110
- TEER
- 2
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 8
- Median wage, Canada
- C$54,000 per year
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 236
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Year by year
Data as at 2026
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About this occupation
Denturists examine patients and design, construct and repair removable dentures. Most denturists work in private practice. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Example job titles
- dental mechanic
- denturist
- denturologist
Main duties
- This group performs 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
- Design and construct dentures or direct other workers to construct dentures
- Insert, fit and modify new dentures
- Repair dentures
- Reline, rebase and adjust dentures
- Fabricate mouth protectors, anti-snoring prostheses and removable prostheses on implants
- May order radiographs
- May prepare partial dentures
Employment requirements
- Completion of a two- or three-year college program in denturism/denturology is required.
- An internship in a registered denture clinic may be required.
- Licensing by a provincial or territorial regulatory body is required.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification 2021 Version 1.0. Statistics Canada Open LicenceData as at NOC 2021 v1.0
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
- RAD4
- Simply Dentures Ltd2
- Success Dental Laboratory LTD1
- Ivan & John Vranjes Denturist Prof. Corp.1
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$32,867 | C$54,000 | C$122,000 |
| Alberta | — | C$46,800 | — |
| British Columbia | — | C$44,400 | — |
| Ontario | C$37,561 | C$46,400 | C$136,000 |
| Quebec | C$33,109 | C$59,600 | C$139,000 |
| Saskatchewan | — | C$69,000 | — |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 236
- Vacancies advertised
- 246
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$25.00
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