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. In 2021, 28 dental support majors received their bachelor's degree from UVU.

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

Online Classes Are Available at UVU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UVU does offer online education options in dental support for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UVU Dental Support Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the dental support progam at UVU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Dental Support Services Schools	4
Most Popular Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
	73
Most Focused Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools	243
Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools	253
	273
Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools	304
Most Popular Dental Support Services Schools	305
Most Focused Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools	324
Best Value Dental Support Services Schools	356
	646
Most Focused Dental Support Services Schools	750

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 100% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UVU Dental Support Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Dental Support Services from UVU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 96% 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UVU 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

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.