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| Themes | Subthemes |
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| CDP guidelines | CDP fabrication guidelines and clinical practice guidelines (CPG) |
| DPs knowledge on CDP |
| Post-denture insertion advice | Guide and instruction to CDP wearing and care |
| Patient motivation |
| CDP care and maintenance | Dos and don’ts of CDP care and maintenance |
| Home care remedies to CDP care and maintenance |
| Challenges while treating EDPs | Language barriers |
| Patient noncompliance |
| CDP comparison (old CDP vs new CDP and patient to patient comparison) |
| Management strategies on challenges faced | Modifying CDP treatment and fabrication approach to meet patient needs |
| Addressing of patient expectations from day 1 of treatment |
| Promote effective patient participation throughout the treatment process |
| Incorporating verbal, written, and translated advice to EDPs on their CDP |
| Practice of communication and teamwork | Staff communication-dentist and dental technician |
| Triangle of communication and information sharing (dentist-dental technician and patient communication) |
| Recommendations to improving the quality of CDP delivery in Fiji | Further education for DPs |
| Standardizing workload for DPs |
| Decentralization of dental prosthetic services |
| Increasing employability for DPs in CDP delivery |
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