According to the American Dental Association (ADA), a typical dental school education costs $ 41,711 to $ 75,161 per year (these averages do not include the cost of living). And the American Dental Education Association estimates the average indebted dentist student graduated from $ 292,169 in dentist student loans in 2019.
Perhaps even more frightening: 4 out of 5 dental students belong to this indebted group. Unfortunately, those massive debt profiles don’t even tell the full story.
Many dentists …