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Dental students and dentists on paying for school and loans
Real people explain how they paid for dental school and handled their loans. These are personal views from other creators, not financial advice, and some were made before the 2026 federal loan changes, so check each date and confirm current rules with your school.
Paying for dental school
How To Pay For Dental School in 2026!
Dr. Eli, DMD (@DrEliDMD) · 2026
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A dentist walks through ways to pay for dental school. YouTube labels this video as including paid promotion.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)How to Pay for Dental School with Student Loans + Breakdown of Living Expenses
Dr. Jasmine Ahrar, DMD (@jasmineahrar) · March 2022
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How much money you need to start, how to apply for loans and how loan money covers tuition and living costs, plus a first-semester monthly budget. Made in 2022, so loan limits and rates have since changed.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Repaying dental student loans
How To Deal with Student Loans as A Dentist
Chris Marshall, DDS (@marshalldds) · February 2025
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A dentist talks through what to do about student loans after graduation. He runs Practice Ownership Advisors and promotes his own book and worksheet; we are not affiliated.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)How to pay back over $500,000 in dental student loans
Doctor Avi (@doctoravi) · April 2024
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A guide to repaying very large dental loan balances. The creator advises getting proper financial advice before acting, and so do we. His channel also promotes clear aligner courses; we are not affiliated.
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Life as a dental student
A Realistic Week in the Life of a Dental Student (NYU)
Jermaine Eow (@jermaineeow) · August 2026
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A week in the third week of D2 year at NYU: new labs and how he builds a study routine.
NYU is one of the most expensive dental schools. Its published 2026–27 budget on our NYU page comes to about $697,000 over four years, including living costs. See NYU's published budget
Watch on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Common questions
- Are these videos financial advice?
- No. They are personal views from other creators. Loan limits and repayment rules changed in 2026, so confirm current rules with your school's financial aid office before you act on anything in a video.
- Does Path to Dentist make money from these videos?
- No. We link to and embed them for free. Some creators promote their own products; we are not affiliated with them.
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