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Basic Certificate in Dental Assisting/Assistant

Basic Certificates in Dental Assisting/Assistant

3,716 Yearly Graduations
92% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 66% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.2% of dental assisting graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Dental Assisting Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 3,716 people earned their basic certificate in dental assisting. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in dental assisting at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate 11,241
Basic Certificate 3,716
Associate Degree 1,383

Earnings of Dental Assisting Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for dental assisting majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in dental assisting. About 91.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 315
Women 3,401
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The racial-ethnic distribution of dental assisting basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 129
Black or African American 609
Hispanic or Latino 1,551
White 957
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 462
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to dental assisting that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 327
Dental Laboratory Technology 68
Dental Services & Allied Professions 28

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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