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JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. — There’s a serious shortage of dentists in much of Kansas. State lawmakers are looking at allowing a new type of provider,  a dental practitioner.

FOX 4 Medical Reporter Meryl Lin McKean explains what that is and why dentists are opposed to it.