Dental Support Services at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

If you plan to study dental support services, take a look at what Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LSU Health - New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 2,827. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in dental support from LSU Health - New Orleans.

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.

LSU Health - New Orleans Dental Support Services Degrees Available

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

LSU Health - New Orleans Dental Support Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental support progam at LSU Health - New Orleans compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The dental support major at LSU Health - New Orleans 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools	32
	35
	127
Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools	213
	282

How Much Do Dental Support Graduates from LSU Health - New Orleans Make?

The median salary of dental support students who receive their bachelor's degree at LSU Health - New Orleans is $60,602. This is 6% higher than $57,085, which is the national average for all dental support bachelor's degree recipients.

Dental Support Student Demographics at LSU Health - New Orleans

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans.

LSU Health - New Orleans Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

LSU Health - New Orleans does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in dental support graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans with a associate's in dental support.

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

LSU Health - New Orleans Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 dental support students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from LSU Health - New Orleans, about 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in dental support at LSU Health - New Orleans 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 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans with a bachelor's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

LSU Health - New Orleans also has a doctoral program available in dental support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	39
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician	4

Related Majors

• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Communication Sciences
• Public Health
• 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Dental Assistants	4,470	$32,340
Dental Hygienists	1,950	$59,810
Health Specialties Professors	880	$105,820
Dental Laboratory Technicians	580	$37,920

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.