Financial Aid for Dental Students: Implications of Recent Legislation
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry
Abstract
In July 2025, Congress enacted major reforms to higher education funding by passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), overhauling federal student loan programs, setting limits on federal borrowing, and abruptly ending the Graduate PLUS loan program. These changes may significantly impact access to dental education-especially for students from low-income or underserved backgrounds-and further worsen the ongoing shortage of oral health clinicians in rural and underserved areas, whose populations already face challenges to receiving adequate oral healthcare.
Publication Date
11-15-2025
Keywords
Financial aid, Student loans, Federal legislation, Health equity, Education policy, Dental public health, Dental students, Health services accessibility
ISSN
1548-8578
Recommended Citation
Panagakos FS, Nadershahi N, Farmer CM, Niessen LC. Financial Aid for Dental Students: Implications of Recent Legislation. Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry. 2025; 46(10).
