{
  "id": 19674683,
  "title": "Study explores leveraging dental hygienists to expand access to oral health care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/study-explores-leveraging-dental-hygienists-to-expand-access-to-oral",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T16:20:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-explores-leveraging-dental-hygienists-access.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dental hygienists play a critical role in delivering preventive oral health care, helping patients maintain good oral health and preventing more serious and costly dental problems. Yet in many states, laws and regulations governing the dental hygiene profession can limit where and how hygienists practice—potentially restricting patients' access to essential preventive services.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}