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Budget for Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)

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2021/2022

  • All budgets are estimated costs and subject to change.

• The budget is for the student and educational expenses during the period of enrollment only.

 

 

2021/2022

Doctor of Dental Medicine 

 

First Year

12 Months

Second Year

12 Months

Third Year

12 Months

Fourth Year

10 Months
         
Tuition & Fees        
Tuition 78,230 78,230 78,230 78,230
Student Body Fees 40 40 40 40
Graduation Fees N/A N/A N/A 350
Vital Source 1029 766 787 791
Dental Instrument and Supply Fee 6,715 6,715 6,715 6,715
Digital Media Fee 463 389 389 222
Top Hat 24 24 24 24
Mobil Livescan 84 N/A N/A N/A
ASDA,CDA – Membership Dues 93 93 93 93
CPR 67 N/A 67 N/A
Exam for CDC II or III N/A 50 50 N/A
HSAC Insurance 55 55 55 55
iPad 425 N/A N/A N/A
Henry Schein 337 N/A N/A N/A
eHuman/Interactive Tool 223 N/A N/A N/A
Kilgore 264 N/A N/A N/A
Scrubs 250 250 250 250
Total Fees 88,299 86,612 86,700 86,770
Budget Items/Estimated Costs        
Living Expenses (R&B/Personal) 22,613 22,613 22,613 18,844
Transportation 3,470 3,470 5,552 4,544
Loupes and Light 2,000 N/A N/A N/A
WREB Exam N/A N/A N/A 3,170
Background Check/Additional Live Scan 175 175 175 175

National Dental Boards/part I yr 2, part II yr 4

INDBE

N/A

N/A

425

N/A

N/A

N/A

475

750
Total Budget Components 28,258 26,683 28,340 27,958
Loan Fees        
Direct Stafford Unsubsidized Loan Fees 499 499 499 452
Grad PLUS Loan Fees 2,955 2,891 2,889 3,064
 Total Loan Fees 3,454 3,390 3,388 3,516
         
Total Budget 120,011 116,611 118,430 118,244
         

The average indebtedness for the WesternU Doctor of Dental Medicine program for the last 4 years:

2017 Graduates $367,181
2018 Graduates $359,429
2019 Graduates $366,768
2020 Graduates $372,748

This was based on graduates that had WesternU debt.

The Dental Medicine program has two disbursements per academic year. One disbursement in the fall before school starts and one in the spring. Please go to Student YOU Portal for your actual disbursement date information for your program.

 

To see a sample of what your loan repayment schedule may look like, please visit the Federal Student Aid Repayment Estimator Calculator.