If you have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) through your employer, you can roll over as much as $500 into 2016, money you can use for your dental care. Details at: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-13-71.pdf FSAs are pre-tax savings accounts, typically employee funded, that are used for qualified medical expenses including your visits to the dentist. Originally, the…
As we gather round bountiful tables this Thanksgiving, we are grateful for our dedicated staff, caring community partners, and the donors who generously support Apple Tree’s mission to improve the oral health of all people, including those with special access needs who face barriers to care.
Veterans’ Day honors those who have served through military service. Shamefully, many veterans, and many older adults, lack insurance and access to dental care. Apple Tree has the honor and privilege of providing oral health care to residents of Minnesota’s Veterans Home. Last year alone, a contract with the Veterans Home, a grant from Disabled…
A panel on telehealth at the American Dental Association’s annual meeting in Washington DC featured Dr. Michael Helgeson, Apple Tree CEO, Dr. Paul Glassman, Director of the Center for Special Care at University of the Pacific, and Dr. Barbara Smith, Apple Tree co-founder. Panelists emphasized that available and evolving telehealth technologies allow the dental team…
GiveMN was founded in 2009 as a collaborative venture between the Minnesota Community Foundation and many other non-profit organizations committed to making Minnesota a better place. Give to the Max Day has become an annual tradition and every year thousands of organizations raise money to improve the quality of life in Minnesota and communities around…
San Mateo, CA – October 23, 2015 – Peninsula residents now have access to a new, innovative model for dental care. Apple Tree Dental (Apple Tree) held a grand opening celebration last night at its new Center for Dental Health, located at 430 N. El Camino Real in San Mateo. As in its Minnesota programs,…
Apple Tree invests time and resources in local, regional, and national coalitions to create broader awareness of the importance of oral health and find common ground on contentious issues.In Minnesota, these efforts have included MOHC and its predecessor, the Minnesota Association for Community Dentistry. For example, Policy Director Deb Jacobi, RDH, MA was appointed by the…
Rochester, Minn. – The Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs (MACMHP) has honored Zumbro Valley Mental Health Center and Apple Tree Dental by presenting its Community Collaboration and Inter-Agency Cooperation – Partnerships award at its annual conference recently. This award recognizes partnerships that enable organizations to overcome barriers to service delivery and better meet…
Pew Charitable Trust’s quarterly magazine spotlights the work of Apple Tree Dental employee Jodi Hager in a story about innovative ways to increase access to dental care. In 2003, Jodi joined Apple Tree’s team in Madelia as a collaborative practice dental hygienist. Her passion to do even more for her rural community led her to advance her education through NormandaleCommunity…
The Apple Tree delivery model, called “community collaboration practice,” was featured in the Journal of the California Dental Association as “a sustainable, patient-centered approach to overcoming barriers to care across the lifespan.” The July and August issues of the CDA Journal were devoted to the oral health of older adults, emphasizing the challenges faced by individuals…
