A NAIT Denturist Technology student works with a patient in
the dental lab at Main Campus in Edmonton.
NAIT’s Denturist Technology program is looking for 200 new
denture patients.
According to a September 12 statement from NAIT, these
patients will receive dentures for roughly one-third of what it would cost
elsewhere for the same procedures, while helping second-year students gain
hands-on experience.
It’s recommended that dentures be examined yearly, and in
most cases replaced every five years.
“Patient participation is essential for this program to
run,” said Trena Perrin, an educational lab technologist in NAIT’s School
of Health Sciences. “All the
work is done in a real clinic setting at NAIT under the supervision of
registered denturists.”
Patients will be seen by the same student denturist
throughout the process, until their dentures are complete. Follow-up visits can
also be made as required as required.
“Patients
receive courteous, professional and economical service, while getting complete
and partial dentures,” said Perrin. “Our students, meanwhile, get real-world
experience which helps them prepare for meaningful careers.”
NAIT’s denturist technology program is one of only four
denturist programs in Canada,
and attracts students from across the country.
The full-time, three-year program is designed to
provide students with the theoretical, technical and clinical experiences
required to assess, diagnose, design, fabricate and insert both complete and
partial removable dentures.
The school states that more than 96 per cent of graduates
find work within a year of completing the program.
Denture patients interested in participating in the program
can contact the NAIT dental clinic at 780-471-7786.
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