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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
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
CareQuest Innovation Partners and MATTER Announce Industry-Leading Partners, Including Apple Tree Dental
Apple Tree is proud to announce our work with the SMILE Health 2023 program, alongside other industry-leading organizations in support of a more accessible, equitable, and integrated approach to systemic health!   See the formal announcement here.
August 9, 2023
Additional Resources for Seniors on Oral Health
Older adults are often at risk for mild to severe oral health problems.  A new webpage by Caring.com not only lays out some of the common problems and symptoms that seniors experience with their oral health, but also provides some dental hygiene tips. See the new webpage at Caring.com here. Examples of problems that seniors […]
January 18, 2023
Apple Tree Dental Launches a Career Equity Project Aimed at Diversifying Workforce
(Mounds View, MN; May 26, 2022) - Apple Tree Dental, one of Minnesota's leading critical access dental providers, announced today the launch of an innovative program designed to raise awareness and bring more oral healthcare career opportunities to high school students from diverse backgrounds.  Apple Tree is piloting the Career Equity Project at Osseo High […]
May 26, 2022
Apple Tree CEO Dr. Michael Helgeson Quoted in Multiple Articles about Great Strides in Dental Legislation
Apple Tree Dental is thrilled to share some more recent articles in which our co-founder and CEO, Dr. Michael Helgeson, is quoted.  These articles showcase the importance of the recent and historic legislation regarding dental care access for Minnesotans. Find Dr. Helgeson's quotes in the StarTribune ("3M works to expand dental care access in Minnesota […]
November 8, 2021
Ending Childhood Dental Caries - World Health Organization Manual (Multiple Languages)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently developed an implementation manual to define dental caries (also known as cavities!), outline risk factors, and recommend approaches to prevention and treatment.  And, the implementation manual is available in English, Arabic, French, Russian, and Spanish. Find links to the languages below -- and share as you wish! English […]
April 15, 2021
Apple Tree's New Director of Pediatrics Talks Children's Dental Health on TPT's Blog
After being hired on at Apple Tree Dental in 2018, Dr. Nathaniel Cook quickly became a crucial resource for pediatric dentistry in the Twin Cities.  Not only do regular appointments with him book out by several months, but he also performed the first pediatric General Anesthesia cases at Apple Tree, and he serves as faculty […]
February 25, 2021
First Employee of Apple Tree's Rochester Center Retires
At the end of January 2021, Apple Tree's longtime employee, Licensed Dental Hygienist Maureen Johnson, is retiring. Maureen, who previously worked as a hygienist in the Rochester area with Good Samaritan, is a huge reason why Apple Tree came to Rochester in the first place. "I knew there was a big need here in Rochester, […]
January 28, 2021
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