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Dental difficulties: Workforce issues dampen rural Minnesotans’ access to dental care – Post Bulletin
EYOTA — When Dr. Zach Lechner applied to dental school in the late 2000s, he made sure to express his desire to practice dentistry in a rural community. “I ended up going into dentistry because I wanted to be in health care and be able to take care of people,” said Lechner, who is originally from Sauk Rapids. “And after getting married to my wife, we made it a point to move back to a small town.” And that’s what Lechner and his wife, Hannah Lechner, did. Lechner graduated from dental school in 2011, and in 2014, the couple moved to Stewartville, Hannah’s hometown. There, Lechner practices at his own…