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denturism

denturism noun: the illegal making and fitting of dentures by unqualified practitioners.

Noun

denturism (uncountable)

  1. The illegal making and fitting of dentures by unqualified practitioners.
    • Denturism – the making and fitting of dentures by a practitioner who is not a dentist – is illegal, but it is possible that a small amount of denturism is conducted informally or clandestinely, presumably by dental technicians.1996, Ben Jupp, Tom Bentley, Open Wide: Futures for Dentistry in 2010

Origin of denturism

From denture + -ism.

Questions about denturism

What does denturism mean?
Denturism means the illegal making and fitting of dentures by unqualified practitioners.
What part of speech is denturism?
Denturism is a noun.

Words near denturism in the dictionary

  1. denture cream
  2. denture creams
  3. denture powder
  4. denture powders
  5. dentures
  6. denturism
  7. denturist
  8. denturists
  9. denty
  10. denuclearisation
  11. denuclearisations

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