Dental Support Services at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

What traits are you looking for in a dental support school? To help you decide if The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's dental support program.

UTHealth is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 5,608.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Dental Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

UTHealth Dental Support Services Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Dental Support (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support
• Master’s Degree in Dental Support

UTHealth Dental Support Services Rankings

The dental support major at UTHealth is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dental Support Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Dental Support Student Demographics at UTHealth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

UTHealth Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental support bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its dental support bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UTHealth Dental Support Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of dental support master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston with a master's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

Dental Support Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	41

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

Careers That Dental Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in dental support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Dental Assistants	30,290	$36,820
Health Specialties Professors	13,930	$139,540
Dental Hygienists	13,850	$75,300
Dental Laboratory Technicians	2,260	$41,840

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Zereshk under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.