America’s Toothfairy awarded $5,000 to Apple Tree Dental Mounds View Center for Dental Health to expand services for children through outreach efforts to local pediatricians and dentists and to help cover the cost training of our two new AEGD Residents, who will expand access to care to children ages 0 to 18 years. They have been…
Many thanks to all of the wonderful dentists who made contributions for Apple Tree Dental through the annual 2017 OMS Specialists Golf Tournament. Dr. Dietrich Lawrenz (left) and Dr. Kirby Johnson (right), both of OMS Specialists, presented Dr. Michael Helgeson (Center), CEO of Apple Tree, a very generous donation from the tournament. This funding will…
Apple Tree is excited to share the announcement from the federal government of a new website designed to help communities across the country create oral health programs for older adults. Access to care for older adults is growing problem and many communities have few, if any programs designed to meet their needs. For the last two…
Photo: Mark Meyer II, 6, of Blue Earth, laid back in his chair at Apple Tree’s Madelia Center as advanced dental therapist Jodi Hager, left, and dental assistants Jesse Anderson, center, and Julie Nelson, right, prepared to fill a cavity Minnesota covers dental care in its biggest health insurance program for the poor, but hundreds…
“I am proud to lead Apple Tree Dental of California, serving the San Mateo County community and providing excellent dental care for everyone, including those who face barriers to care,” Dr. Bonnie Jue said. “We provide accessible and high-quality dental care across the lifespan and we believe that good dental health should start very early…
Hopefully we may serve as a valuable resource for other organizations looking to implement new programs or to enhance an existing program. Find more information on the ASTDD website.
State Rep. Erin Murphy visited Apple Tree Dental new Outreach Clinic in Little Falls. Murphy, who sits on the state Health and Human Services Reform committee, was interested in seeing Apple Tree Dental’s new location on the CHI St. Gabriel’s Health campus to learn about their collaborative efforts to integrate oral health into primary care. Read the full Morrison…
Dr. Michael Helgeson, Co-Founder and CEO of Apple Tree Dental, was interviewed by guest host Kurt Zellers, former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, on KNSI-AM about Minnesota’s dental access crisis and the Help Minnesota Smile campaign being led by the Minnesota Dental Association. Listen to Dr. Helgeson’s radio interview and read the Detroit…
Apple Tree Dental California, a non-profit dental provider with dental centers in both San Mateo and Half Moon Bay, California, is pleased to announce that it has received a $500,000 grant from the Peninsula Health Care District’s Community Grants Program. This grant will support Apple Tree’s mission to provide high quality, affordable oral health care…
Apple Tree along with legislators, advocates, and the Minnesota Dental Association, renewed an effort to raise awareness of Minnesota’s dental access crisis and the state’s worst-in-the-nation status when it comes to funding pediatric dental services. “That’s just not right in Minnesota. Vulnerable children, vulnerable adults — people should not have festering infections in their mouths,”…
