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Minnesota Rural Dental Therapist/Advanced Dental Therapist Loan Forgiveness Program

Sponsor
Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Deadlines
Jan 6, 2025
Contact

Elizabeth Fenske and Dan Merkl
health.loanforgiveness@state.mn.us

Purpose

The Minnesota Rural Dental Therapist/Advanced Dental Therapist Loan Forgiveness Program offers loan repayment assistance to final year dental therapist/advanced dental therapist (DT/ADT) students, or licensed DTs/ADTs who plan to practice or are currently practicing in a designated rural area of Minnesota.

A designated rural area is defined as a city or township that is outside the 7-county Minneapolis/ St. Paul metropolitan area, excluding the cities of Duluth, Mankato, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Cloud.

Eligibility

Final year DT/ADT students, or licensed DTs/ADTs who plan to practice or are currently practicing in a designated rural area are eligible to apply.

Preference is given to applicants closest to completing their training and those who can demonstrate diverse cultural competencies.

Geographic coverage
Minnesota
Amount of funding

Up to $15,000 per year with a maximum of $60,000.

Application process

A link to the application guidelines and online portal is available on the program website.

Tagged as
Dental workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Oral health · Minnesota

Organizations (1)

  • Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, view details



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