Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences at Oregon Health & Science University

If you plan to study advanced dentistry and oral sciences, take a look at what Oregon Health & Science University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

OHSU is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,035 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

OHSU Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Dentistry & Oral Science

OHSU Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Dentistry & Oral Science Student Demographics at OHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dentistry and oral science majors at Oregon Health & Science University.

OHSU Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 5 dentistry and oral science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from OHSU, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

Of the students who received a dentistry and oral science master's degree from OHSU, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the dentistry and oral science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oregon Health & Science University with a master's in dentistry and oral science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

If you plan to be a dentistry and oral science 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 Oregon Health & Science University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Orthodontics/Orthodontology	4
Endodontics/Endodontology	3
Periodontics/Periodontology	3

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Medical Science
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Dentistry & Oral Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in dentistry and oral science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Oregon Health & Science University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Dentists	1,980	$190,690
Dentists	30	$115,930

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.