Lyubov Slashcheva D.D.S., M.S.
Dentist, Research Director, Apple Tree Dental
Dr. Slashcheva is a population oral health specialist with clinical expertise in geriatric and special care dentistry. She is a dentist and Research Director for Apple Tree Dental, a non-profit dental organization in Minnesota, whose mission is to overcome barriers to oral health by fostering partnerships that create healthy communities.
Dr. Slashcheva completed her dental training at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry. At the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, she completed a residency in Dental Public Health, fellowship in Geriatric and Special Needs Dentistry, and graduate certificates in Biostatistics, Global Health, and ILEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities). She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Public Health, a Fellow of the American Board of Special Care Dentistry, and a Fellow of the International College of Dentistry. She has lent volunteer leadership to numerous organizations, including the American Public Health Association Oral Health Section, International/American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research, American Association of Dental Public Health, American Society for Geriatric Dentistry, Virginia and Minnesota Dental Associations, and American State and Territorial Dental Directors Healthy Aging Committee.
Her research interests center making community settings and data an accessible and valuable resource for advancing health equity through workforce, policy, and practice innovation. She promotes using the Learning Health Systems model to accelerate community-engaged, evidence-based, advocacy-forward systems change.
Lyubov is a foster/adoptive parent, Head Start parent advocate, passionate champion of local food systems, and avid gardener and cyclist. Immigrating to the USA from Kazakhstan at age five has shaped both her personal and professional perspectives on the systemic factors related to wellbeing and inspires her commitment to health equity.
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