Improving Dental Care in Minnesota

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Improving Dental Care in Minnesota

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Roughly 49 million Americans live in areas federally designated as having a shortage of dentists. This problem has led a number of states to consider licensing new types of dental providers to address this unmet need for care. Minnesota has the only state law licensing dental therapists.

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