1. American Dental Education Association (ADEA), ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2013 Graduating Class, Pg5, Table 5: seniors’ reasons for pursuing dentistry as a career, by percentage of total 2013 respondents. Accessed on 31 Dec 2015 from www.adea.org/surveys…reports/dental-school-seniors-2013-tables.aspx .
2. American Dental Education Association (ADEA), ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2013 Graduating Class, Pg8, Table 8. Average amount of educational indebtedness* of graduating dental students by all schools combined and by type of school, 1990 and 1996–2013. Accessed on 31 Dec 2015 from www.adea.org/surveys…reports/dental-school-seniors-2013-tables.aspx .
3. American Dental Education Association (ADEA), ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2013 Graduating Class, Pg17, Table 17. Seniors’ perceptions of preparedness for practice in selected areas of education and training, by percentage of total. Accessed on 31 Dec 2015 from www.adea.org/surveys…reports/dental-school-seniors-2013-tables.aspx .
4. American Dental Education Association (ADEA), ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2013 Graduating Class, Pg20, Table 19. Seniors’ immediate plans upon graduation by intended employment status, by percentage of total respondents for 2013. Accessed on 31 Dec 2015 from www.adea.org/surveys…reports/dental-school-seniors-2013-tables.aspx .
5. American Dental Education Association (ADEA), ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2013 Graduating Class, Pg21, Table 20. Intended types of private practice by intended employment status, by percent of graduates with immediate plans to enter private practice for 2013. Accessed on 31 Dec 2015 from www.adea.org/surveys…reports/dental-school-seniors-2013-tables.aspx .