{"id":7346,"date":"2021-12-03T11:12:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T16:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/?page_id=7346"},"modified":"2023-11-06T12:34:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:34:43","slug":"what-are-student-loans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/practice-resources\/programs-services\/student-services\/student-debt-resource-center\/what-are-student-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Student Loans?"},"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>What are Student Loans?<\/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]<\/p>\n<p>Understanding student loans is essential to responsibly financing your dental education and career. 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