Dental Support Services at Old Dominion University

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

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286.

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.

Old Dominion Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Support
Master’s Degree in Dental Support

Old Dominion Dental Support Services Rankings

Dental Support Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Dental Support Services Master’s Program

72% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of dental support master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in dental support each year. Old Dominion does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a dental support master's degree from Old Dominion, 53% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Old Dominion University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	36

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 VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Dental Assistants	8,520	$44,640
Dental Hygienists	5,990	$79,640
Dental Laboratory Technicians	1,020	$52,220

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
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