Financial Aid Helpful Links

The following websites provide a great deal of additional information regarding financial aid for dental students and other topics related to dentistry.

Loan Information Deferment and Forbearance

• National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
• Direct Loans

Loan Consolidation

• Federal Direct Consolidation Loans

Dental Education-Related Organizations

• California Dental Association
• American Dental Education Association
• American Student Dental Association
• Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

Loan Repayment

• Loan Repayment Calculators
• Direct Loans Options For Postponing Repayment
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• IBR (income based repayment) Fact Sheet

Service Commitment Loan Repayment Programs

• Service commitment loan repayment options

General Financial Aid

• FinAid
• Military Student Aid
• Adventures in Education

Financial Aid Budgeting

• Money Management 601 (online presentation)

Financing Your Education

• Financing Your Graduate Education (ebook)
• Financing Your Graduate Education (printable PDF version)