title: Apple Tree Dental: An Innovative Oral Health Solution.
abstract: The Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health called attention to the "silent epidemic" of dental disease. Older adults and other vulnerable people continue to suffer disproportionately from dental disease and inadequate access to care. As a society and as dental professionals, we face multiple challenges to care for our aging patients, parents and grandparents. Apple Tree Dental's community collaborative practice model illustrates a sustainable, patient-centered approach to overcoming barriers to care across the lifespan.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jacobi
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Helgeson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003190:Comprehensive Dental Care; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003729:Dental Care; D016321:Dental Care for Aged; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D005378:Financial Support; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D008910:Minnesota; D008952:Mobile Health Units; D009909:Oral Health; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D012112:Residential Facilities; D064876:Safety-net Providers; D035862:Vulnerable Populations