{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "identifier": 89, "headline": "Is a Dental Prosthetist a Specialist?", "alternativeHeadline": "Is a Dental Prosthetist a Denture Specialist?", "description": "Is a Dental Prosthetist a Denture Specialist?", "keywords": "A dental prosthetist is not a dentist, nor a dental specialist, and legally should not advertise as a denture specialist under the guidelines of the Dental Board of Australia.", "inLanguage": "*", "url": "https://www.dentaldentures.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=89", "datePublished": "2019-11-14T01:37:35+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-02-26T07:04:50+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Frances Blane, ADDP - Advanced Diploma Dental Prosthectics - Registered Since 1980" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Blaxland Cottage Denture Clinic", "url": "https://www.dentaldentures.com.au" }, "wordCount": 413, "timeRequired": "PT3M", "additionalProperty": [ { "@type": "PropertyValue", "name": "tldr", "value": "Call 02 4739 0885 and talk to Frances and she will help you. Frances Blane is a registered Dental Prosthetist (since 1980) and welcomes all calls. The word specialist is often used liberally in the professional services industry however it can be inadvertently (and sometimes intentionally) used in a misleading fashion. The problem also extends to words like ‘specialist’, ‘specialty’ and ‘specialises’. Confusion can arise when a practitioner automatically advertises what they are registered in as a specialty." } ], "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do I need a referal to visit a Dental Prosthetist?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The word specialist is often used liberally in the professional services industry however it can be inadvertently (and sometimes intentionally) used in a misleading fashion. The problem also extends to words like ‘specialist’, ‘specialty’ and ‘specialises’. 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Dental specialist types are as follows: Dento-Maxillofacial Radiology Endodontics Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Surgery Orthodontics Paediatric Dentistry Periodontics Prosthodontics Public Health Dentistry (Community Dentistry) Special Needs Dentistry Forensic Odontology The National Board’s Specialist Registration Standard outlines the requirements for registration as a dental specialist." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What about board also provides?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "The board also provides the details of each specialty. Dental prosthetists are Independent Practitioners. Dental prosthetists are viewed as independent practitioners whose work is involved in \"the assessment, treatment, management and provision of removable dentures; and flexible, removable mouthguards used for sporting activities.\" \"Dental prosthetists may take impressions and records required for the manufacture of various types of splints; sleep apnoea/anti-snoring devices, immediate dentures and immediate additions to existing dentures." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What do you need?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "These procedures require written referrals to and from dentists and any appliance or device manufactured under such arrangement must be planned, issued and managed by the treating dentist.\" \"Dental prosthetists educated and trained in a program of study approved by the National Board to provide treatment for patients requiring implant retained overdentures must enter into a structured professional relationship with a dentist before providing such treatment.\" Do I need a referal to visit a Dental Prosthetist? 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