{"id":7343,"date":"2021-12-03T10:49:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/?page_id=7343"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:26:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:26:11","slug":"student-debt-resource-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/practice-resources\/programs-services\/student-services\/student-debt-resource-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Debt Resource Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698696973333{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #009ba7 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Student Debt Resource Center<\/h1>\n<p><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746796948928{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}&#8221;]Dental school has a hefty price tag. The MDA recognizes that managing student debt while beginning a career, starting a family, buying a house, or establishing a practice is a difficult challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The MDA Student Debt Resource Center was created to help dental students and dentists access helpful information for taking out student loans and planning repayment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;square-link-block-group&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;drop-shadow-box&#8221;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1696267617038{padding-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746796537213{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Financial assistance<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdaprograms.com\/mda-services-programs\/financial-solutions\/sofi-student-loan-refinancing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MDA Member Exclusive Refinancing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdaprograms.com\/mda-services-programs\/financial-solutions\/investment-advising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Literacy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/practice-resources\/programs-services\/student-services\/student-debt-resource-center\/scholarships-loan-repayment-programs\/\">Scholarships and Loan Repayment Options<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; 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