The denturist movement in Canada. Part III: Current status and potential.
1981
M I MacEntee
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007879
Legislation, Dental
Laws and regulations pertaining to the field of dentistry, proposed for enactment or recently enacted by a legislative body.
Dental Legislation
D011476
Prosthodontics
A dental specialty concerned with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing TEETH and related structures by artificial devices or DENTAL PROSTHESES.
Dentistry, Prosthetic,Prosthetic Dentistry
D002170
Canada
The largest country in North America, comprising 10 provinces and three territories. Its capital is Ottawa.
D003727
Dental Auxiliaries
Personnel whose work is prescribed and supervised by the dentist and who provide dental related care.
The total of dental diagnostic, preventive, and restorative services provided to meet the needs of a patient (from Illustrated Dictionary of Dentistry, 1982).
Care, Dental
D003813
Dentistry
The profession concerned with the teeth, oral cavity, and associated structures, and the diagnosis and treatment of their diseases including prevention and the restoration of defective and missing tissue.
D003835
Denturists
Individuals who fabricate and fit DENTURES without the supervision of DENTISTS. (from Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed) They may or may not have formal education in health sciences, but are well versed in the art of constructing dentures.