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Article D4364-5 of the French Public Health Code

The profession of epithesist includes any person who fits, by means of a custom-made external facial prosthesis, a sick or disabled person with a loss of substance of the face or ears, or of these two associated anatomical regions.

Fitting covers the design, taking of measurements and any moulding, manufacture, fitting, delivery of the appliance, checking its tolerance and immediate effectiveness, and monitoring the fitting and its adaptation.

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Article D4364-5

Est considérée comme exerçant la profession d’épithésiste toute personne qui procède à l’appareillage, par prothèse faciale externe sur mesure, d’une personne malade ou handicapée présentant une perte de substance de la face ou des oreilles, voire de ces deux régions anatomiques associées.

L’appareillage recouvre la conception, la prise de mesure avec moulage éventuel, la fabrication, l’essayage, la délivrance de l’appareil, le contrôle de sa tolérance et de son efficacité immédiate, le suivi de l’appareillage et de son adaptation.

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