Indebtedness of dental school graduates in Canada: mortgaged futures
McDermott, R.E.; Fuglerud, K.P.
Journal 62(3): 253-260
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0709-8936 PMID: 8868169 Document Number: 462305
The debt level of graduating dental students is increasing annually. Six of Canada's 10 dental schools responded to a survey designed to ascertain the level of student debt on entering and graduating from dental school. For the academic year 1993-94, the average starting debt for students was $2,013.89 and the average graduating debt was $25,671.30. On average, dental students accumulated more than $23,600 in debt while pursuing their dental education. Of those students who completed the survey, 57.89 per cent relied on their parents for assistance, and 76.69 per cent received student/government loans. The level of student debt was independent of age, gender and parents' income.