Dental Support Services at Utah Valley University

If you plan to study dental support services, take a look at what Utah Valley University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 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.

UVU Dental Support Services Degrees Available

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

UVU Dental Support Services Rankings

The dental support major at UVU 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 UVU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Utah Valley University.

UVU Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental support at UVU are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Utah Valley University with a associate's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UVU 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 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental support at UVU 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 Utah Valley University with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Dental Support Services

The following dental support concentations are available at Utah Valley University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	30

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health
• Nursing

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Dental Assistants	5,060	$31,280
Dental Hygienists	2,860	$69,490
Health Specialties Professors	2,120	$141,550
Dental Laboratory Technicians	820	$47,780

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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.