Approved by the College of Denturists of Ontario (CDO)
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Become a
Denturist in just two and a half years!
School of Health Sciences
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This course is offered at
Toronto Campus 869 Yonge St., Toronto, ON. M4W 2H2
Toronto: 416-907-2571
Toll Free: 1-855-WHY-OXFORD
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Table of Contents Mission & Vision Statement
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Program Description & Focus
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Why Choose Oxford? Course Outline
Admission Requirements
Fees and Financial Aid Your Career
Reasons to Work as a Denturist Testimonials
College Credentials Other Courses
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Mission Statement
Through innovation, inter-professional relationships and leadership our College discharges its duties respectfully, ethically and with full transparency and accountability.
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Vision Statement
Oxford College ensures that the public receives ethical, professional and safe denturist services, through leadership, innovation and inter-professional relationships.
Why Choose Oxford College? BECAUSE YOU MATTER • Oxford College is a leader in providing student focused teaching and learning, redefining how people think about post secondary education. • The diploma programs at Oxford College are designed specifically for long-term careers in high growth industries. • Oxford’s faculty consists of highly experienced and well-trained staff with a unified focus of imparting industry-relevant knowledge and care about helping you succeed. • Oxford College provides state of the art classrooms and labs, which is completely compliant with industry standards and allows for an unparalleled emphasis on practical training. • Oxford College offers many financial assistance options with dedicated staff ready to work with you and help reach your goals. • Oxford College has a dedicated Career Resource Center offering placement services both for training as well as career hiring. • Flexible program start dates allow you to plan and begin your new career at any time. Students have the opportunity to be employment ready in a relatively short period of time. • Oxford College is conveniently located just steps away from your community transportation system.
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BECAUSE BEING CAREER-READY MATTERS • Graduate with practical experience from our co-op placements, internships, field placements, practicums, and study abroad programs. • We partner with industry professionals to provide opportunities for students to solve real-world problems. • Our aim is to provide assistance to all Oxford students and graduates in finding employment. We provide Career Services to all students and graduates for their job-searching needs. • Get job ready with a series of workshops on creating resumes, cover letters, developing interview skills, job search techniques and networking strategies for understanding the job market. • For students that have a placement component within their curriculum, we assist in arranging opportunities to gain on the job training experience. • Oxford College has a great employer network in which employers provide us with feedback of what a graduate needs to be successful to excel within their field.
Program Description Denturism is one of the most unique and highly skilled health care professions. The program offers a thorough knowledge base and the most current clinical skills for the professional practice of Denturists. The curriculum design follows the guidelines of the Denturist’s scope of practice. Students are trained to perform a variety of intra oral procedures, in relation to the design, construction and repair of removable dentures, along with diagnostic and treatment expertise and laboratory procedures. Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to perform the written and clinical examination for registration by the College of Denturists of Ontario (CDO). A Denturist is a health professional who focuses on the design, creation, fitting and care of removable oral dentures. Blending manual dexterity with creativity and imagination, and knowledge of the health sciences with a serviceoriented vision, Denturists enhance the health and well-being not only of individual clients, but entire communities. Many Denturists pursue successful careers in private practice, while others choose to operate as part of an oral health care team.
Program Focus • 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, antisnoring prostheses and removable prostheses on implants • May order radiographs • May prepare partial dentures • May perform denture whitening and cleaning
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Mode of Delivery Instructor led in a classroom, lab or clinical setting
Duration 132 weeks
Certification Diploma
Intake Biannual
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Course Outline Course Code
Course Tiltle
SSOR 101 Student Success Strategies BABC 101 Effective Communications GAPX 001 General Anatomy & Physiology
DHAX 002 Orofacial & Dental Anatomy
GDHX 003 General & Dental Histology & Embryology PDOX 004 Periodontology
MICX 003 Microbiology & Infection Control PGYX 006 Pathophysiology & Pharmacology OPHX 005 Oral Pathology RIOX 017
Complete, Over & Immediate Denture Theory
DMSX 015 Dental Materials RADX 008 Radiology PREX 009 Preventative Dentistry MEDX 007 Medical Emergencies NUTX 020 Nutrition DPYX 010 Gerontology CODX 016
Community Dentistry
PCPX 012 Pre-Clinical Prosthdontics DBMC 100 Dental Biomechanics BAPB 100 Preparing a Business Plan
EPRX 019 Ethics & Professional Relations RPDX 015 Removable Partial Dentures PCAX 014
Clinical Prosthodontics, Theory & Application
SSJS 101
Career and Employment Strategies
IMPX 001
Implant Retained Overdentures
HDBR 100 Practice Mgmt, Client Assemnt & Records HDRM 100 Review & Provincial Exam Preparation
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Admission Requirements • • • • • • •
Grade 12 diploma or equivalent, or mature student status (18 years of age) Grade 11 (or higher) Math, Physics, Chemistry or Biology Grade 12 English, or proof of English Language Proficiency (ELP) for students whose first language is not English Current immunization record Current Standard First Aid and CPR certificates Manual dexterity test Mask fit test
• Submission of a clear Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) report
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Fees Call for Fee and payment schedules.
Financial Aid Financial Aid Options The Financial Aid Staff at Oxford College will assist you regarding all your payment options and help you select what payment plan is right for you. They will answer questions, guide you with applications, and provide information about assistance programs and address concerns regarding financing your education. Oxford College offers the following assisted Payment Plans and options: • Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) • Second Career Program • Flexible Monthly Payment Plans • Registered Education Savings Plan • Life Long Learning Plan • Student Loans through the Bank Please contact our Financial Aid Office for more details to help choose the right option for you.
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The Denturist Program is available at the Toronto Campus only
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Your Career Denturists provide removable dentures directly to a patient. In providing their services, Denturists complete the following functions: • Perform a complete visual/digital oral examination and evaluation of the patient. This includes obtaining a complete medical and dental history of the patient. • Makes impressions, makes necessary jaw relation records, selects the artificial teeth, and designs the dentures. • Fabricates and inserts the dentures in the mouths of patients. • Performs any adjunctive services such as Repair or Relines or Adjustments of removable dentures. • Supervises auxiliary personnel in the performance of their delegated duties. • Denturists are members of a self-regulated health-care profession.
They practice in various settings, including:
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Hospitals
Career Services is a one-stop shop for all students and graduates for their job-searching needs. Its mission is to provide assistance to all Oxford students and graduates in finding employment.
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Community health settings Teaching institutions Research
Innovation facilities
The Dental Industry
Career Services provides a series of workshops on creating resumes, cover letters, developing interview skills, job search techniques and networking strategies for understanding the job market. For students that have a placement component within their curriculum, Career Services assists in arranging opportunities to gain on the job training experience. Since the inception of Oxford College, we have built a great employer network. All of our employers provide us with feedback of what a graduate needs to be successful within their field.
Reasons to work as a Denturist 1. Excellent Job Prospects – a survey conducted in 2000 shows that Denturists have revenues between $50,000 and $150,000 annually. 2. Flexibility - Denturists are able to have independence, as many run their own businesses or have the opportunity to set their own hours, as they are self-employed. 3. Excellent Long Term Prospects - Denturism is a prosperous career. As the age of Ontario’s baby boomer residents increase, so too does the need for additional health care services. Statistics Canada also states that for the oldest baby boomers, dentures will be the country’s fastest increasing domestic expenditure, after shelter and taxes. 4. Critical Thinking and Technical Aptitude - Denturists are involved with rewarding and dynamic hands-on work, while also being able to interact and communicate with a variety of clients.
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Testimonials I am a last year student at Oxford College.My choice of Denturism program was right and I got the right education in the profession I love.What I like most in the program is that it is well organized ,in a sense that theory classes,lectures,practical part of work in the laboratory are all planned and they don’t overlap. Another aspect that I love is that all the teachers are very professional and they gave us the knowledge and learning skills we need in an interesting manner.I really appreciate everything I learned at Oxford College that has assisted me to became a specialist in my profession. Svitlana Yanchynska I joined Oxford College Toronto campus for Denturism program in May 2016. Teachers at Oxford College care about their students and ensure that their academic needs are met. They really takes the tim e to teach and makes us understand dental modules and laboratory requirements. I am very fortunate to study here. The academic modules are delivered in a form of theory and practical settings. The exposure to technical aspects of complete and overall dentures were implemented quickly to help us understand and comprehend the academic challenges and goal. We, students, are very happy with the college. Sara Ram As a Denturism Program student with no previous experience, Oxford College was able to guide me to success in both academic and clinical studies to prepare me for the real world. Angelo Tourlas Oxford College has given me the experience needed to be successful Denturist. The instructors here at the College have real world experience and expertise in the Denturism field. Filip Markovski
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Oxford College Credentials • Established in 2003 • Registered as a Private Career College under the Private Career Colleges Act 2005 • Registered with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada as an authorized training provider • Our Dental Hygiene Program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada • A Member of the National Association of Career Colleges • A Member of the Ontario Association of Career Colleges • An Institutional Member of Dental Hygiene Educators Canada • A Member of the Ontario Society of Medical Technologists
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Intra Oral Dental Assisting Level 1 & 2
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