{"id":29671,"date":"2025-09-03T09:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/?p=29671"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:31:01","slug":"aae-joins-coalition-effort-to-keep-dental-education-accessible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-joins-coalition-effort-to-keep-dental-education-accessible\/","title":{"rendered":"AAE Joins Coalition Effort to Keep Dental Education Accessible\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) joined forces with members of the Organized Dentistry Coalition (ODC) in urging the U.S. Department of Education to protect dental students and residents from the adverse effects of eliminating the Graduate PLUS Loan program and imposing new federal loan caps. The coalition remains concerned that the implications of the recent changes will negatively impact the dental profession, and ultimately, the oral health of the nation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the cost of dental education often exceeding $400,000,<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Graduate PLUS Loans remain a critical lifeline for students. Without them, many would be forced into private loans with higher interest rates, fewer protections, and less flexibility. AAE and its partners stressed that these changes could deter qualified students from pursuing dental careers, adversely impact enrollment trends, and worsen workforce shortages and access to care, particularly in underserved areas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The joint letter called on the Department to track tuition trends, monitor private loan terms, and study how debt pressures influence career decisions. AAE and its coalition partners emphasized that these policies could de-incentivize new dentists from choosing a career in independent practice, academia, or public health.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AAE\u2019s participation in this effort shows members that their Association is actively defending the profession\u2019s future. By joining with its ODC partners, AAE is working to ensure that dental education remains accessible and that the endodontic specialty continues to attract the best and brightest.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Coalition-comments-to-Dept-of-Ed-re-ED-2025-OPE-0151.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Link to Letter<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) joined forces with members of the Organized Dentistry Coalition (ODC) in urging the U.S. Department of Education to protect dental students and residents from&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[],"feature":[200],"class_list":["post-29671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-advocacy","feature-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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