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Bill would solve Arizona’s dental health crisis

Guest Opinion//February 8, 2018//

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Bill would solve Arizona’s dental health crisis

Bill would solve Arizona’s dental health crisis

Guest Opinion//February 8, 2018//

As of December 2017, more than 4.6 million Arizonans live in a federally designated dental health professional shortage area. In fact, compared to the rest of the United States, Arizona...

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