Dental Support Services at University of Missouri - Kansas City

If you are interested in studying dental support services, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri - Kansas City. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMKC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support
• Master’s Degree in Dental Support

UMKC Dental Support Services Rankings

The dental support major at UMKC 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 UMKC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at University of Missouri - Kansas City.

UMKC 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.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental support at UMKC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMKC 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.

Of the students who received a dental support master's degree from UMKC, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

If you plan to be a dental support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Missouri - Kansas City. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	33

Related Majors

• Public Health
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Allied Health Professions

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Dental Assistants	5,300	$38,350
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Dental Hygienists	3,960	$68,820
Dental Laboratory Technicians	730	$40,850

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
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