TY - JOUR
T1 - Considering Students’ Cost of a Dental Education
T2 - Return on Investment and Debt to Income Ratio
AU - Formicola, Allan J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© American Dental Education Association
PY - 2017/8/1
Y1 - 2017/8/1
N2 - 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 21st Century.”.
AB - 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 21st Century.”.
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U2 - 10.21815/JDE.017.004
DO - 10.21815/JDE.017.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 28765452
AN - SCOPUS:85032182720
SN - 0022-0337
VL - 81
SP - eS28-eS32
JO - Journal of Dental Education
JF - Journal of Dental Education
IS - 8
ER -