Financial Aid for Dental Students: Implications of Recent Legislation.

PubMed 2026

Authors: Fotinos S. Panagakos, Nader A. Nadershahi, Cherae M. Farmer‐Dixon, Linda C. Niessen
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Abstract

In July 2025, Congress enacted major reforms to higher education funding by passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), overhauling federal student loan programs, setting limits on federal borrowing, and abruptly ending the Graduate PLUS loan program. These changes may significantly impact access to dental education-especially for students from low-income or underserved backgrounds-and further worsen the ongoing shortage of oral health clinicians in rural and underserved areas, whose populations already face challenges to receiving adequate oral healthcare.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Dental Education Practice Research Higher Education Research Studies Dental Health and Care Utilization

Publication details

Journal / source
PubMed
Volume
46
Issue
10
Pages
504–506
Publication date
6 July 2026
Language
EN