Considering Students’ Cost of a Dental Education: Return on Investment and Debt to Income Ratio

Allan J. Formicola

doi:10.21815/JDE.017.004

Considering Students’ Cost of a Dental Education: Return on Investment and Debt to Income Ratio

Allan J. Formicola

College of Dental Medicine

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Abstract

The cost for students of a dental education has become an issue of concern. This article explores the return on investment and the debt to income ratio of studying dentistry. These two measures are monitored to gain perspective on whether the cost of education pays off in earnings. The factors underlying these measures and a discussion of them are included. The purpose of this article is to focus attention on one of the current issues facing dental schools in the United States. This article was written as part of the project “Advancing Dental Education in the 21^st Century.”.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	eS28-eS32
Journal	Journal of Dental Education
Volume	81
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21815/JDE.017.004
Publication status	Published - Aug 1 2017

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General Dentistry

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