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Dental Support Services at Ozarks Technical Community College

Every dental support services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the dental support program at Ozarks Technical Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 11,237 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 49 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.

OTC Dental Support Services Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Dental Support

OTC Dental Support Services Rankings

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Dental Support Student Demographics at OTC

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

OTC Dental Support Services Associate’s Program

94% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of dental support associate's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in dental support at OTC are white. Around 76% 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 Ozarks Technical Community College with a associate's in dental support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Ozarks Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Dental Assisting/Assistant	29
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	20

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 MO, the home state for Ozarks Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Dental Assistants	5,300	$38,350
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840
Dental Hygienists	3,960	$68,820
Dental Laboratory Technicians	730	$40,850

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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