Matthew Ian R, Walton Joanne N, Dumaresq Cheryl, Sudmant Walter
Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, 2199 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3. imatthew@ interchange.ubc.ca
J Can Dent Assoc. 2006 Sep;72(7):635.
Debt among Canadian university graduates is increasing, while money apportioned to federal and provincial needs-based student assistance programs has been decreasing since the 1990s. Dental students have had to absorb increased tuition fees at both the undergraduate and post-baccalaureate levels. Existing debt and high tuition fees may adversely influence a potential candidate"s decision to enroll in dental school. Likewise, debt incurred during the minimum 2 years of pre-dental education adds to the future debt load of dental graduates. It seems that few dental students can remain debt-free during their dental education, although data are lacking about the extent of debt among dental students and its impact on their career decisions. Government statistics focus primarily on tuition costs for baccalaureate-degree students. Tuition and clinic-related fees constitute a significant proportion of costs for dental students; moreover, university administrations perceive dentistry as an expensive curriculum. This first article of a 4-part series examines debt among dental students, both nationally and internationally.
加拿大大学毕业生的债务在不断增加，而自20世纪90年代以来，分配给联邦和省级基于需求的学生援助项目的资金一直在减少。牙科专业学生在本科和本科后阶段都不得不承担不断上涨的学费。现有的债务和高昂的学费可能会对潜在候选人报考牙科学院的决定产生不利影响。同样，在至少两年的牙科预科教育期间产生的债务也增加了牙科毕业生未来的债务负担。似乎很少有牙科专业学生在牙科教育期间能够保持无债状态，尽管目前缺乏关于牙科专业学生债务程度及其对他们职业决策影响的数据。政府统计主要关注本科学生的学费成本。学费和与临床相关的费用在牙科专业学生的成本中占很大比例；此外，大学管理层认为牙科是一门昂贵的课程。这个四部分系列文章的第一篇考察了国内外牙科专业学生的债务情况。
