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Apple Tree Human Resources Director Receives Award

Apple Tree is thrilled that our Human Resources Director, Chad Engstrom, has been selected for the 2020 Outstanding Chapter Officer Award by the American Society for Health Care Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA). Chad Engstrom joined Apple Tree Dental as HR Director in 2013. He is a member of the Healthcare Human Resources Association of Minnesota […]

June 8, 2020

Apple Tree Dental and West Health Collaborate on Peer-Reviewed Study on Dental Care for Older Adults

In May 2020, peer-reviewed scientific journal PLOS One published a research article studying the cost and dental utilization patterns for older adults in outpatient and long-term care settings in Minnesota. Apple Tree Dental's own Dr. Barbara J. Smith (co-founder and current Board member), Dr. Michael J. Helgeson (co-founder and current CEO) and Brenda Prosa (Information […]

June 3, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates and Resources

Apple Tree Dental updates and policy UPDATE 4/12/23: Beginning Wednesday, April 12th, wearing a face mask will no longer be required for patients and staff in most patient care areas at all Apple Tree Dental Centers. In line with Apple Tree's commitment to patient care, Apple Tree will continue to encourage high risk, immunocompromised patients […]

May 4, 2020

Apple Tree Dental to Open New Dental Center in Fergus Falls

FERGUS FALLS, MN (November 11, 2019) - Apple Tree Dental is pleased to announce construction of a new Fergus Falls Center for Dental Health on Western Avenue that will improve access to dental care for low-income families and people with special needs in West Central Minnesota -- those not easily served by other dentists. Apple Tree Dental's […]

November 11, 2019

Apple Tree Dental and Mayo Health System Featured in ADA News

The American Dental Association (ADA) News website recently recognized the new collaboration between Apple Tree Dental and the Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, Minnesota. This project was announced by Apple Tree Dental and Mayo Clinic Health System on September 9, 2019, as an exciting project made possible by the Schmeeckle Foundation in Martin County. […]

October 3, 2019

Apple Tree Dental and Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont Partner to Expand Access to Dental Care in Martin County

FAIRMONT, MN (September 9, 2019) - Apple Tree Dental is pleased to announce it is the recipient of a generous multi-year grant pledge from the Schmeeckle Foundation, totaling $2.39 million over five years, to launch a new Apple Tree Dental - Fairmont Center for Dental Health located within the Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont campus. A […]

September 9, 2019

Apple Tree CEO Participates in First ADA Elder Care Symposium

On June 28, 2019, the first American Dental Association (ADA) Elder Care Symposium took place at the ADA Headquarters. The ADA Council on Dental Practice and its National Elder Care Advisory Committee, which includes Dr. Michael Helgeson, CEO of Apple Tree Dental, presented the symposium. Dr. Helgeson had the honor of being one of the […]

July 26, 2019

Apple Tree Dental Celebrates 34 Years of Dental Care

For more than a third of a century, Apple Tree Dental, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit critical access dental provider, has been working hard to accomplish our mission to bring quality dental care to as many people as possible. Although we started with just a small elder care mobile program that brought services directly to nursing home […]

July 3, 2019

Apple Tree Dental CEO Dr. Helgeson Receives John P. Rossetti Impact Award

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 […]

April 15, 2019

Apple Tree Dental Highlighted in Video About Early Childhood Dental Access

Apple Tree Dental is honored to be featured in a recent video produced by West Central Initiative (WCI) and the Early Childhood Dental Network (ECDN) about the disparities for oral health care for people on Minnesota Health Care Programs (Medical Assistance). It features Apple Tree’s Dr. Ashok Gorrepati, of our Fergus Falls Center, speaking about […]

February 25, 2019