Are you a dental student looking for dental scholarships to help you pay for your education?

Whether you’re going to be a dentist, hygienist, or assistant, we’ve got some great opportunities to help cover your educational expenses.

Dental Scholarships

1. Princess Dental Staffing Dental Scholarship: These scholarships support dental students who show commitment to pursuing an academic career in an area of dental health, including dentist, dental assistant, and dental hygienist.
2. Carrington College Dental Hygienist Scholarship: Princess Dental Staffing has teamed up with Carrington College to offer this dental scholarship to students pursuing a career as a dental hygienist.
3. Carrington College Dental Hygienist Scholarship: Princess Dental Staffing has teamed up with Carrington College to offer this dental scholarship to students pursuing a career as a dental assistant.
4. ADEA/Crest Oral-B Scholarships for Dental Hygiene Students: This scholarship is offered by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) in partnership with Crest Oral-B. It provides $3000 to two dental hygiene students pursuing a career in dental hygiene education and research.
5. ADEA/Sunstar Americas, Inc./Harry W. Bruce, Jr. Legislative Fellowship: A fellowship provided by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) that supports dental educators interested in oral health policy and advocacy by providing opportunities to work with government agencies and professional organizations.
6. National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program: This scholarship program is aimed at students committed to providing primary care dental services in underserved communities. In exchange for financial support, recipients agree to work in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) for a specified period.
7. Academy of Osseointegration Foundation (AO Foundation) Student Travel Grant: The AO Foundation provides grants to dental students to attend the Academy of Osseointegration's annual meeting, where they can learn about advancements in implant dentistry and connect with professionals in the field.
8. Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIASF): Although not specific to dental students, APIASF offers scholarships to Asian and Pacific Islander American students pursuing higher education, including dental school.
9. American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) Foundation Student Scholarships: The AAO Foundation provides scholarships to orthodontic students who show a strong dedication to advancing the field of orthodontics.
10. Emergency Dentists USA $1000 Video Scholarship: Applicants for this scholarship must make a creative and entertaining video explaining “what superpower you would love to have and how you would use it to help create better dental health in all people!”

Non-dental Scholarships That May Still Help You Pay for Dental School

• Barry Goldwater Scholarship

• Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)

• Bessie Delaney Scholarship

• Audacity to Dream Scholarship

• Colgate Award for Research Excellence

• Proctor and Gamble Professional Oral Health Scholarship

• A-Dec/HDA Foundation Scholarship

• Michael Krochak Pre Dental Scholarship

• Dr. Kyle Hornby Annual Scholarship

Minority Dental Scholarships

Here are some dental scholarships for minority groups.

• Chinese American Medical Society Scholarship
• Hispanic Dental Association (HDA) Scholarships: The HDA offers scholarships to Hispanic dental students who have demonstrated academic excellence and a commitment to serving the Hispanic community.
• UNCF STEM Scholars Program

How to win scholarships

The first step in winning scholarships is finding scholarships!

One great way to find scholarships is to use Google.

Searching for keywords like “dental scholarship” might find you quite a few. But there are some other ways to search for scholarships as well.

Use inurl:

Google has a thing called search operators. These allow you to target very specific things when you search. Every URL has words within that URL. Using INURL allows you to search for those words within the URL.

For example:

Inurl:scholarship

Will return websites that list scholarship in the URL.

Here are some example searches:

• inurl:scholarship "dental"
• inurl:scholarship "hygienist"
• inurl:scholarship "dentist"
• inurl:scholarship "assistant"

Use Site:

If you know a particular school or website that you want to search for a dental scholarship, use the site: operator.

For example:

Site:princessdentalstaffing.com scholarship

This will allow you to find any pages about scholarships on the princessdentalstaffing.com website.

Geo-based Searches

Here are some examples of geography-based searches:

• inurl:scholarship "phoenix dentist"
• inurl:scholarship "california hygienist"
• inurl:scholarship "portland dental"

Combine Methods

A combination of methods can really help you find scholarships. For example:

inurl:scholarship "dental" site:.edu

This search will provide you with only school websites that mention the word dental and have a scholarship page. At the time of writing this, there were 23,300 results. 

Happy searching!

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