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Can I afford to attend dental school?

• Your future income creates opportunity now
• Investment in dental education has career dividends
• Nearly all dental students qualify for some kind of financial assistance
  
• Financial aid for dental students is different than undergraduate
• Dental schools have expert financial aid officers to assist dental students
• Become well informed about financial aid and manage your resources responsibly
• Money is available to help finance your dental education as you go
• Achieving and Keeping good credit is vital

Negotiating the Financial Aid System

• How to begin the financial aid application process
• Determining how much money you need
• How to apply
• How financial aid is awarded
• Professional judgment/exceptions
• Types of financial aid
• Gift aid (scholarships/grants)

  Loans
• Research fellowships/traineeships
• Loan repayment programs
• Edcuational tax breaks
• Work-study
• Repaying student loans

  Borrower responsibilities
• Repaying loans
• Loan repayment options
• Grace periods
• Deferments
• Consolidation
• Loan repayment/forgiveness programs

www.finaid.org

1. Fastweb Scholarship Search
2. Glossary of terms every borrower should know
3. Building and Keeping Good Credit