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Dental Support Services at Mt. Hood Community College

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

MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and has a total student population of 6,812. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 36 students received their associate's degree in dental support.

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.

MHCC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

MHCC Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at MHCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the dental support majors at Mt. Hood Community College.

MHCC Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

92% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in dental support only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at MHCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental support at MHCC are white. Around 56% 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 Mt. Hood Community College with a associate's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Mt. Hood Community College. 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 OR, the home state for Mt. Hood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Dental Assistants	5,040	$43,440
Health Specialties Professors	3,660	$145,380
Dental Hygienists	3,630	$85,280
Dental Laboratory Technicians	560	$40,080

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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