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Apple Tree Accepts Distinguished Service Award from National Association

(Mounds View, MN; April 29, 2024) – Apple Tree Dental is pleased to announce that they received the Association for State & Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) 2024 M. Dean Perkins Distinguished Service Award. The M. Dean Perkins Distinguished Service Award honors organizations that provide outstanding contributions to dental public health. This honor was awarded to […]

May 7, 2024

Apple Tree Dental Honored at UCare’s “A Salute to Excellence!" Awards Ceremony

MINNEAPOLIS, October 18, 2023 ─ UCare held its 15th annual “A Salute to Excellence!” event Thursday evening, September 21, at the Delta Hotels in northeast Minneapolis to recognize 21 clinics and care systems with top results in 2022 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures – including preventive care, disease management, behavioral health, maternity […]

October 17, 2023

Early Adopter of Teledentistry, Apple Tree Dental is Recognized for its Innovative Programs

(MOUNDS VIEW, Minnesota; November 29, 2022) – Teledentistry isn’t a new concept, but it wasn’t widely employed until COVID-19 forced dental clinics across Minnesota to limit care to urgent cases only. While Apple Tree Dental has used the virtual dental care approach for more than 18 years ago working in collaboration with community sites, the […]

November 30, 2022

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 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

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(April 29, 2024) Apple Tree Accepts Distinguished Service Award from National Association

(January 11, 2024) Apple Tree’s Rochester Center Gets Major Remodel Thanks to Generous Grants

(October 17, 2023) Apple Tree Dental Honored at UCare’s “A Salute to Excellence!” Awards Ceremony

(Sept 19, 2023) Apple Tree Dental Implements Flexible Staffing Model to Combat Clinician Shortages

(May 18, 2023) Apple Tree Dental Joins Forces with ADT Dental and Ready, Set, Smile with Help from an Innovative Funding Model

(March 9, 2023) Apple Tree Dental Celebrates the Grand Opening of the Little Falls Center for Dental Health

(November 29, 2022) Apple Tree Dental Recognized for Innovations in Teledentistry

(October 20, 2022) Apple Tree Dental Awarded Four Grants to Increase Pediatric Services in the Metro

(May 26, 2022) Apple Tree Dental Launches a Career Equity Project Aimed at Diversifying Workforce

(Feb. 9, 2022) Apple Tree Dental Invests in Leadership and Growth with Addition of New Strategic Officer