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Dental School Seniors
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2023: An Analysis of the Results of the 2023 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors Summary Report
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2021: An Analysis of the Results of the 2021 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors Summary Report
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2020: An Analysis of the Results of the 2020 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors Summary Report
Dental School Seniors
Click on the links below for information and trends from the ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, including debt and tuition data.
Journal of Dental Education (JDE) Articles
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2023: An Analysis of the Results of the 2023 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors
Interactive Report - Dentists of Tomorrow 2022: An Analysis of the Results of the 2022 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2020: An Analysis of the Results of the 2020 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors
- Annual ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors: 2017 Graduating Class
- Annual ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors: 2016 Graduating Class
- Annual ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors: 2015 Graduating Class
- Annual ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors: 2014 Graduating Class
- Annual ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors: 2013 Graduating Class
ADEA Reports
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2023: An Analysis of the Results of the 2023 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors.
Summary Report and Interactive Storyboard
Interactive Report - Dentists of Tomorrow 2022: An Analysis of the Results of the 2022 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors. Summary Report and Interactive Storyboard
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2021: An Analysis of the Results of the 2021 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors. Summary Report and Interactive Storyboard
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2020: An Analysis of the Results of the 2020 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors. Summary Report and Interactive Storyboard
- ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2019 Graduating Class Tables Report
- ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2018 Graduating Class Tables Report
- ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2017 Graduating Class Tables Report
- ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2016 Graduating Class Tables Report
- ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2015 Graduating Class Tables Report
- ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2014 Graduating Class Tables Report
- ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2013 Graduating Class Tables Report
Trends From the ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors
Data on choosing dentistry, graduation plans and other trends from the ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors.
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2023: An Analysis of the Results of the 2023 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors. Download the data from each chart in the Interactive Storyboard
Interactive Report - ADEA Senior Student Dashboard 2021
- ADEA Senior Student Dashboard 2020
- Primary Influence on Choice of Dentistry as a Career, 2015, 2016 and 2017, Graph
- Reasons Why Students Pursue a Dental Career, 2015, 2016 and 2017, Graph
- Dental School Seniors' Plans to Teach at Some Point in Career, 2015, 2016, and 2017
- Timing of Decision to Pursue Career in Dentistry, 2015, 2016 and 2017, Graph
- Education of Dental School Students' Parents', 2015, 2016, and 2017, Graph
- Seniors' Immediate Plans After Graduation by Race and Ethnicity, 2015, 2016 and 2017, Table
- Seniors' Perceptions of Time Devoted to Selected Areas of Education and Training, 2015, 2016 and 2017, Table
- Seniors' Practice Location Plans by Race and Ethnicity, 2015, 2016 and 2017, Table
- Seniors' Pursuit of Advanced Education 2001 to 2017, Table
- Seniors' First Choice for Advanced Education Program, 2015, 2016 and 2017, Table
Debt and Tuition
Data and historical trends on debt for graduating dental school seniors, drawn from the ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors. Also includes data on tuition.
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2023: An Analysis of the Results of the 2023 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors. Check out Finding 5 in the Interactive Storyboard
Interactive Report - Dentists of Tomorrow 2021: An Analysis of the Results of the 2021 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors. Summary Report and Interactive Storyboard
- Dentists of Tomorrow 2020: An Analysis of the Results of the 2020 ADEA Survey of U.S. Dental School Seniors Summary Report, Interactive Storyboard
- Average Debt Among Graduating Students with Debt by Type of School, 1996-2017 (Current Dollars), Table, Graph
- Average Debt Among Graduating Students with Debt by Type of School, 1996-2017 (in 2017 Constant Dollars), Table, Graph
- Average and Median Entering Debt of Graduating Seniors with Entering Debt in Both Constant and Current Dollars: 1996 to 2017, Table, Graph
- Percentage of Graduates at Different Levels of Educational Debt by Type of School, 2015, 2016 and 2017
- Percentage of Graduates by Race and Ethnicity at Different Levels of Educational Debt, 2015, 2016 and 2017
- Percentage of Graduates at Different Levels of Educational Debt by Gender, 2015, 2016 and 2017
- Graduating Debt by Gender, 2015, 2016 and 2017
- Type of Loans Reported by Seniors, 2002 to 2017
- Type of Scholarships and Grants Seniors Reported Having Received, 1990, 1995, 1999-2017, Table, Graph
- Average U.S. Dental School Tuition and Fees for Resident and Nonresident First-Year Students, 2000-01 Through 2016-17 (in 2016 Constant Dollars), Graph
- Average U.S. Dental School Tuition and Fees for Resident and Nonresident First-Year Students, 2000-01 Through 2016-17 (Current Dollars), Graph