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Advocacy And Policy
Minnesota Association of Community Dentistry
Apple Tree has, since its inception, played a leading role in the Minnesota Association for Community Dentistry (MACD).
This grassroots organization connects safety net dental providers to promote oral health as an essential component of
general health, with and emphasis on advocacy for the underserved. MACD has held forums on issues relating to access
to care, participated in oral health screenings at the Special Olympics, and has been involved with advocacy projects
including face-to-face meetings with legislators and representatives from the
Minnesota Department of Human Services.
Red River Valley Dental Access Project
The Red River Valley Dental Access Project was initiated in 1997 by Apple Tree Dental and the Oral Health America Foundation
and founded in 2000 with the support from Dakota Medical Foundation. The Project is an oral health coalition committed to
improving access to oral health care through advocacy, education, expanding and developing the workforce, assuring services
and creating unified strategies to improve access. Dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, government and public health
agencies, dental educators, and other participants work together in a community partnership to improve access to dental care.
For more information, please go to www.rrdentalaccess.com.
For more information about public policy, see:
Dental Policies Bolster Declining Dental Workforce
U. S. Senate Special Committee Looks at Ageism in Health Care
Apple Tree Cited At National Oral Health Conference |
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