From the beginning, Apple Tree Dental has kept serving the community in mind. Operations began in 1986 with on-site mobile dentistry at long-term care facilities. Since then, we have drastically expanded how we serve and interact with the communities around us. Our vision is to foster partnerships that create healthy communities!
Apple Tree Dental got started with geriatric care. We partner with dozens of facilities across the state of Minnesota to bring compassionate, patient-centered oral health care to older adults of all abilities. Our teams provide exams, restorative work, and education to help patients keep a great quality of life and prevent oral health problems as they age.
Healthy mouths start with children. We love working with children and families to help them learn about the importance of oral hygiene. The best way to ensure that children of all backgrounds have the access to oral health care that they need is to meet them where they are - at schools and Head Start Centers. Apple Tree Dental is proud to be part of an incredible network of organizations in Minnesota that provide these early childhood dental services for children across the state.
Dentistry is an incredibly important part of the healthcare system, and working with young, passionate individuals who are interested in dentistry is one of Apple Tree's priorities.
Apple Tree's Centers for Dental Health have long supported clinical rotations for students from dental assisting, dental hygiene, dental therapy, and even nursing programs. We provide internships and shadowing opportunities for anyone from high school students to those already in dental school.
Since 2017, Apple Tree has partnered with NYU Langone Dental Medicine to host a postdoctoral residency program at the Mounds View Center.
We also worked with representatives from 3M and PYXERA Global Health to create the Career Equity Project, a program designed to help high school students from any background get their foot in the door with a dental career.
Healthcare Organizations and Research Partnerships
Apple Tree Dental is proud to partner with a number of healthcare organizations, associations, and coalitions to advocate for, and increase access to, compassionate and excellent dental care for all.
We have dentists that provide hospital dentistry for pediatric patients and patients with special needs at Gillette Children's Hospital and Hennepin Healthcare.
Apple Tree Dental is an advocate for medical-dental integration, and we are co-located in three hospitals across Minnesota: Madelia Hospital in Madelia, CHI St. Gabriel's Health in Little Falls, and the Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont.
We maintain research partnerships that help study the impact of oral healthcare delivery. Recently we have worked with CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Mayo Clinic's Rochester Epidemiology Project, the Center for Health Workforce Studies, Pew Charitable Trusts, West Health Institute, and more.
