title: Indebtedness of dental school graduates in Canada: mortgaged futures.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Fuglerud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002170:Canada; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000191:economics*; D005260:Female; D005376:Financial Management / Q000639:trends; D005378:Financial Support; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000191:economics; D012737:Sex Factors; D013335:Students, Dental; D014146:Training Support