Dental student debt in the U.S.: A mountain to be scaled

Dental student debt in the U.S.: A mountain to be scaled

Dental student educational debt in the United States continues to grow as a concern for both dental educators and dental students. While certainly warranted, this concern needs to be understood from the perspective of return on investment. The student debt issue remains a critical one. However, this...

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Published in:Dental hypotheses Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 112 - 114
Main Author: Dunning, David G
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Westerly Dental Hypotheses 01-10-2013
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:
Analysis
Associateships
Debt
dental education
Dental schools
Dental students
Dentists
Educational aspects
Finance
general dentistry
practice transition
Rate of return
student educational debt
Student loans
Tax deductions
United States > US
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Summary:Dental student educational debt in the United States continues to grow as a concern for both dental educators and dental students. While certainly warranted, this concern needs to be understood from the perspective of return on investment. The student debt issue remains a critical one. However, this debt is essentially "good" debt when viewed as an investment made by associates/employees of general dental practices and general dental practice owners.
ISSN:2155-8213
2155-8213
DOI:10.4103/2155-8213.122670