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People confined to their beds or institutions as, well as the general public will get improved and lower- cost denture service by a new profession. - On January 24. Queen's Park proclaimed the Den- ture Therapist Act of On- tario legalizing dental ther- apy directly to the public by qualified practitioners. Waterloo man to head, the denture therapists A dental therapist is a technician who has passed examinations set by the Ministry of Health. Not to be confused with the unli- censed and illegal denturist the dental therapist is licens- ed and qualified to make and fit new dentures, re- line or repair existing ones or remake old plates. The new profession is rep- resented by the Ontario Association of Denture Therapists. The new asso- ciation has welcomed as members some former denturists who passed the government exams. There are about 310 denture thera- pists in Ontario. Wiuiam P. Pernfuss, who has been active in the K-W Federated Appeal for the past 17 years. was named K-W Citizen of the Year by the Jaycees last week. He is the 18th Twin City resident to receive the award, given annually to recognize outstanding com- munity service. Last year's winner was Elaine Cole, a former television pro- gram hostess. Prior to the proclama- tion, only denturists were permitted by law to fit den- tures. Technicians of var- ious grades are the tech- nical backup team, housed usually in a dental labora- Pernfuss named citizen of year Twenty-six people were proposed for the award in more than 250 written nom- inations. Many included several names. "The dental profession's objective is preventive dentistry. Dentists have their hands full now with- out over-burdening them- selves with mechanical work that can be carried A dinner to honor Mr. Pernfuss. will be held Feb. 5 at the Granite Club. Guest speaker will be the Very Rev. Finlay G. Stewart, retired minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kitchener, _and himself a former Citizen of the Year. out by skilled denture therapists," says Derek Groves of Waterloo, presi- dent of the new Ontario Association of Denture Therapistii. The public will get im- mediate savings in price by being fitted by a denture therapist, because he is a manufacturer (the dentures are made in his office) omitting any middleman costs," says Groves, "Nso, much time is saved because the dentist generallrhas to send his impressions off his prem- ises to a dental lab. People needing emergency repairs will get speedier service. The therapist can make the dentures in his own office. "The public will also get a more customized ser- vice now that it is able to deal directly with the thera- pist." he says. "Pension- ers, welfare recipients and other low-income groups will benefit greatly." Denture therapists recog- nize their responsibility to the elderly and the needy, says Groves adding the OADT has already submit- ted a low-cost fee schedule to the Ministry of Commun- ity and Social Services. "And we pledge that we will visit nursing homes, hospitals, or wherever a confined patient requires a denture service. And the costs will still be low. Our only service is denture work so we will go where we are needed, if the patient can't During his 17 years with the Federated Appeal, Mr. Pernfuss has served five years on the board of direc- tors and in 1974 was the president and general chair- man. As president, he spent hundreds of hours with his directors and committee members to help meet the needs of thousands of the less fortunate members of the community, said Robert Muir, chairman of the Citizen of the Year com- mittee. Mr. Pernfuss is also a director of the YMCA and has been involved actively in Y programs. He is also second vice-president of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. A chartered accountant. Mr. Pernfuss is general manager and vice-president of Doerner Products Co Ltd. of Waterloo. come to as," Groves claims. by the Ontario Government, a denture therapist is per- mitted to execute his ser- vices under any participate ing private or government- sponsored plan. The yellow pages will now carry a new listing headed Denture Therapists. “I emphasize that the only way the public can be assured of receiving satis- factory service is to use a dental therapist, who ig regulated by strict codes of ethics and regulations under the new act," says Groves. "Of course, patients may still use a dentist if they praer - but not any other type of dental tech- nician or dental lab," adds Groves. _ " We [MIB? with _rthrrrtr& and (an: taking more and more of your rg' earnings, it'sUx:ome ' - harder insmo get by now, let alone save. That's where the Cbmmerce SMART registered savings plan comes in. 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