On Sunday, April 14th, at the National Oral Health Conference in Memphis, Tennessee, the co-founder and CEO of Apple Tree Dental, Dr. Michael J. Helgeson, was awarded the John P. Rossetti Community Oral Health Impact Award for his efforts to improve oral health access. Dr. Helgeson cited his dentist grandfather, Jay A. Jacobson – who…
MPR ran a news segment today, November 28th, 2018, on the concerns regarding dental care for low-income Minnesota families. Unfortunately, Minnesota is below the national average for the percentage of children on Medical Assistance (Medicaid) who actually receive the dental care included in their coverage. Listen to the end for the quote from Dr. Michael…
On the 8th of October, the Star Tribune ran a story about teledentistry, a growing practice which allows dental hygienists to provide preventative care to patients at a lower cost while electronically supervised by a dentist. Dr. Helgeson, Apple Tree Dental’s CEO and one of its founders, is featured in the article, giving his take…
On August 30, 2018, Dr. Michael Helgeson and Dr. Ryan Quock presented an Oral Health America webinar on how Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF), recently FDA approved, can arrest carious lesions without the need for anesthesia or excavation. Attendees gained an understanding of how SDF can stabilize a tooth as part of a continuum of care…
