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ASTDD Provides Health Impact Snapshot on Older Adult Oral Health
The Association of State & Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) has posted their Older Adult Oral Health Snapshot on their website. This information is a double-sided one-pager that will be useful for providers and anyone interested in public oral health. See the one-pager here. You can find more helpful healthy aging information from ASTDD at the […]
November 17, 2025
Legacy Giving For Apple Tree Dental
A legacy gift is a meaningful way to ensure that everyone in our community can access compassionate, high-quality dental care, today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. By including our nonprofit in your will or estate plans, you create lasting impact and help us continue filling the gaps for those who need it most. Even […]
November 6, 2025
October is Health Literacy Month
Patients come to Apple Tree Dental from every background. Not everyone has the same understanding of oral health or comes into the dental practice with the same knowledge of dental hygiene. Apple Tree staff encourage patients to learn about their mouths and the science behind keeping healthy teeth and gums. Our clinicians meet patients where […]
October 20, 2025
[VIDEO] Meet the Association of Critical Access Dental Providers of Minnesota (CAD-MN)
Watch the video below to meet CAD-MN, or the Association of Critical Access Dental Providers of Minnesota. (Or click here for the YouTube link.)
October 10, 2025
Don't Miss This Once-In-40-Year Continuing Education Event!
Don’t miss this once-in-40-years opportunity to celebrate and learn!  Join us for a morning of inspiration, clinical insights, and networking as we celebrate Apple Tree Dental’s 40th anniversary.  This fast-paced, three-hour continuing education event (CE certificates provided) will feature community partners who have helped establish, sustain, and grow our programs across Minnesota. Together, we’ll explore […]
August 22, 2025
Apple Tree's Dr. Lyubov Slashcheva Receives ADA's 10 Under 10 Award
Apple Tree Dental is pleased to congratulate Dr. Lyubov Slashcheva on receiving the American Dental Association's "10 Under 10" Award! Dr. Slashcheva's interest in public health started as a child when she and her family immigrated from Kazakhstan. Today, she is Apple Tree's Research Director and an integral part of serving patients in rural West […]
August 4, 2025
OHE Awards 80 Minnesota Businesses with Funds to Support Employee Training
St. Paul, Minn.— Today, the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) announces the 2025 recipients of the Dual Training Grant. In total, $5.044 million was awarded to 80 Minnesota businesses. The funds will allow companies in high-demand industries to fund dual training programs for 915 employees. Apple Tree Dental was one of the recipients of funding, […]
June 30, 2025
Oral Health and the LGBTQIA+ Community: Disparities and Discrimination
In 2022, CareQuest Institute examined the experiences of individuals identifying as LGBTQ+ "regarding their oral health, access to dental care, and experiences with discrimination." Some key findings illustrated the disparities experienced by members of the LGBTQ+ community, including higher instances of using emergency departments for dental care and increased difficulty in getting care. Read or […]
June 11, 2025
New Study Shows Costly Consequences for States Banning Fluoride
On May 30, 2025, JAMA Health Forum published an article by researchers Sung Eun Choi, PhD (Harvard School of Dental Medicine) and Lisa Simon, MD, DMD (Brigham and Women's Hospital) entitled "Projected Impact of Removing Fluoride from Public Water Systems in the United States." The article followed a study that found a very concerning potential […]
June 10, 2025
Apple Tree Dental's Hawley Center to Undergo Renovation
Learn more about Apple Tree's planned renovations on the Hawley Center for Dental Health by watching the video below! Read the letter from the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office that concurs with the finding of No Historic Properties Affected by these renovation plans (letter available here).
June 5, 2025
Schmeeckle Foundation Gives $150,000 to Apple Tree Dental and Funds 7 Other Groups
In a December 12, 2024 article in the Fairmont Sentinel, it was announced that the Schmeeckle Foundation, which funds projects in Martin County, Minnesota, donated a total of $292,150 to eight groups in the area, with the bulk of funds going to Apple Tree Dental's Fairmont Center Workforce Development Project. Apple Tree Dental has partnered […]
December 13, 2024
WATCH: Apple Tree Dental's Dr. Lyubov Slashcheva, Research Director, Presents on Healthy Aging
On December 12, 2024, Apple Tree Dental's Research Director, Lyubov Slashcheva, DDS, MS, FABSCD, presented a webinar called "Healthy Aging and Strong Smiles," co-sponsored by Apple Tree Dental, Dancing Sky Agency on Aging, and Age Friendly Minnesota. The topics included oral health conditions, aging milestones, and maintenance and prevention. Watch the recorded presentation here.
December 13, 2024
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