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Patient debt management and student academic progress.

C A Cameron1, S G Olswang

  • 1Department of Dental Hygiene, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

Journal of Dental Education
|October 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Dental and dental hygiene programs vary widely in how they manage patient debt. Tying academic progress to patient fee collection is likely not legally defensible and should be avoided.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Policy
  • Dental Education
  • Legal Aspects of Healthcare

Background:

  • Patient debt management policies in U.S. dental and dental hygiene programs are diverse.
  • Assessing institutional procedures and their impact on student academic progress is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To survey patient debt management policies in U.S.-accredited dental and dental hygiene programs.
  • To evaluate policy compliance with standards and analyze legal implications for student rights.
  • To determine the relationship between patient debt management and student academic progress.

Main Methods:

  • Survey of all U.S.-accredited dental and dental hygiene educational programs.
  • Evaluation of institutional patient debt management policies.
  • Analysis of legal implications concerning student rights and academic progress.

Main Results:

  • A wide range of policies exists, from no link to academic progress to conditioning progress on patient fee collection.
  • Policies varied significantly between dental and dental hygiene programs.
  • The legal validity of conditioning academic progress on third-party payments was examined.

Conclusions:

  • Conditioning academic progress on patient fee payment is likely not legally defensible.
  • Policies linking student academic outcomes to patient payment failures should be revised.
  • Separating fee collection policies from academic progress is essential for protecting student rights.

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