Student Loans and Postgraduate Educational Debt
The ADA is working with lawmakers, education leaders, dental students, and others to help mitigate the alarming levels of educational debt that new dentists face after graduating dental school. This includes reforming parts of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which provides the statutory authority for most federal student loan programs to operate, including those most widely used by dental students.
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Policies and Positions
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For Dental Students and New Dentists
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In Congress
- February 26, 2019 — Coalition letter (PDF) expressing support for S. 359, which would allow full-time faculty members participating in the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program to exclude benefits received from their federal income taxes.
- February 26, 2019 — Coalition letter (PDF) expressing support for H.R. 996, which would allow full-time faculty members participating in the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program to exclude benefits received from their federal income taxes.
- December 18, 2018—Coalition letter (PDF) thanking Reps. Yvette Clark, Paul Gosar and Mike Simpson for sponsoring H.R. 7259, which would allow those participating in the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program to deduct the assistance received from their federal income taxes.
- December 10, 2018—Coalition letter (PDF) thanking Sens. Ben Cardin and Roger Wicker for introducing S. 10, which would allow those participating in the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program to deduct the assistance received from their federal income taxes.
- August 20, 2018—Coalition letter (PDF) expressing support for H.R. 6149, which would allow those participating in the Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program to deduct the assistance received from their federal income taxes.
- September 5, 2017—Coalition letter (PDF) expressing support for H.R. 4001, the Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act.
- April 26, 2017—Coalition letter (PDF) urging the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to address several key issues in legislation to reauthorize the student assistance provisions (Title IV) in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
- April 26, 2017—Coalition letter (PDF) urging the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to address several key issues in legislation to reauthorize the student assistance provisions (Title IV) in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
- April 26, 2017—Coalition letter (PDF) urging the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to favorably report H.R. 1614, the Student Loan Refinancing Act.
- March 24, 2017—Coalition letter (PDF) urging the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to address several key issues in legislation to reauthorize the student assistance provisions (Title IV) in the Higher Education Act of 1965.
- March 24, 2017—Coalition letter (PDF) urging the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to favorably report H.R. 1614, the Student Loan Refinancing Act.
The Association's positions are based on the major policies and positions (PDF) (Members Only) adopted by the ADA House of Delegates.
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Journal of the American Dental Association
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Prepared by: Division of Government and Public Affairs
Last Updated: February 26, 2019