Effect of debt on dental career choices

Considered in relation to the average annual earnings of dentists, dental school debt has increased substantially over the past 20 years, with the ratio between the two rising from about 70% in 1996 to 97% in 2010. Over the past 17 years, annual inflation-adjusted dentist income has remained flat. Combining the unused capacity in the dental care system, the expanded and expanding dentist supply per capita, and the fall in demand for dental services among working-age adults leads to the conclusion that future dentist earnings will remain depressed.

Source: Dental Abstracts - June 21, 2018 Category: Dentistry Tags: The Big Picture Source Type: research