Keeley Flavin, MS

Flavin graduated from the University of Minnesota with her Bachelor of
Science in Dental Hygiene (BSDH), and restorative functions (RF) certification. She practiced clinically in a metropolitan general dentist’s office for several years before deciding to pursue dental hygiene education at the University of Minnesota. She joined the University of Minnesota's Division of Periodontology in 2019 as a pre-clinical periodontology instructor for first-year dental students, and was offered a faculty position within the Division of Dental Hygiene in 2020, shortly before graduating with her Master of Science in Dental Hygiene (MSDH) in the Spring of 2021. 

Flavin currently serves as a full-time Clinical Assistant Professor in interprofessional, clinical and didactic courses including: Cariology and Applied Nutrition, Research Methods in Allied Dental Health, and Periodontology. In addition to her didactic and clinical teaching responsibilities, Keeley serves as one of two hospital dental hygienists at MHealth Fairview Medical Center, and leads students on interprofessional rounds. She also serves as the clinic director for senior dental hygiene and dental therapy students.

Her professional memberships include the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA), the National Dental Practice- Based Research Network (NDPBRN). 
 

• Instructional strategies
• Technology in education
• Dental hygienists in non-traditional practice settings, hospital dentistry
• Interprofessional education
• Interprofessional identity development
• Oral manifestations of systemic diseases
• Interprofessional collaboration
• Dental hygiene education
   

Invited Presentations at Professional Meetings
2023 All Together Better Health XI: Doha, Qatar
Poster Presentation: The impact of a hospital rotation on dental hygiene students’ interprofessional identity
K Flavin

2023 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry: Dean’s Day, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lecture: Revolutionizing Healthcare with Interprofessional Education
K Flavin, M VanDeWiele

2023 ADEA Annual Session: Portland, Oregon
Poster Presentation: Game-based learning in dental and allied dental education: a pilot study
K Flavin 

2022 Minnesota Oral Health Coalition: Medical Dental Integration Conference 
Lecture: Dental Hygienists: Essential Members of the Hospital Care Team
C Stull, K Flavin, M VanDeWiele 

2021 Nexus Summit: Annual Virtual Session
Poster Presentation: The impact of an interprofessional hospital rotation on senior dental hygiene students’ interprofessional identity. 
K Flavin

Continuing Education
2023 Dental Hygiene Symposium, Lemhi Education Group: Walker, Minnesota
Lecture: Periodontal Instrumentation: Hand and Ultrasonic Techniques
Hands-on Lab
K Flavin 

2023 University of Minnesota Continuing Education 
Restorative Expanded Functions 
K Flavin, D Christensen, D Seyffer, R Madden, H Ephrem

2023 University of Minnesota School of Dentistry’s Faculty Development Program
Lecture: The Why, When, and How of Using CATS (Classroom Assessment Techniques)
C Blue, M Porter, K Flavin, K Shingler 

2023 University of Minnesota Continuing Education
Advanced Periodontal Instrumentation
M Arnett, K Flavin

2022 Faculty Development Program: University of Minnesota 
Best Practices in Clinical Huddles
K Flavin

2022 University of Minnesota Continuing Education
Advanced Periodontal Instrumentation
M Arnett, K Flavin

2021 Annual Outreach Dental Review
Preparing dental hygiene students for alternative roles in the healthcare system.
C Stull, K Flavin

2022 University of Minnesota Continuing Education 
Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Inhalation Sedation Course
J Hormann, K Flavin, J Entinger

2022 (Nov) University of Minnesota Continuing Education 
Restorative Expanded Functions 
D Christensen, K Flavin,  D Seyffer, R Madden, H Ephrem

2022 (Feb) University of Minnesota Continuing Education 
Restorative Expanded Functions 
D Christensen, K Flavin, D Seyffer, R Madden, R Thelen

2021 University of Minnesota Continuing Education 
Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Inhalation Sedation Course
J Hormann, K Flavin
 

 National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Nexus Summit: Interprofessional Student Poster Award, 2021

Technology Enhanced Awards for Teaching and Learning (TEATL), 2021

Ionne Jackson Scholarship, 2019

Paradise Dental Technology Above and Beyond Award, 2016

Investigator status: Secondary Investigator
Agency: Delta Dental Foundation of Minnesota
Title: Hospital Dental Hygiene Consult Service
Date 2022-2024
Funding: $225,000
Secondary investigator, serves as the hospital dental hygienist directly involved in implementation and research interventions at the hospital. The goal of this grant is to fund a full-time dental hygiene position at the hospital with the goals of 1) educating medical and nursing staff, 2) direct patient care by performing oral assessments, triaging urgent oral/dental needs to community dentists, and developing individualized oral care plans, 3) precepting dental hygiene, dental therapy, and medical students on collaborative practice.

Investigator status: Secondary investigator
Agency: American Dental Hygienists’ Association: Institute of Oral Health Grant
Title: The impact of a dental hygiene service line on hospitalized patients’ oral health and general health outcomes
Date: 2021-2022
Funding: $4,000
Co-wrote application, secondary investigator. The goal of this funding serves to extend a pilot study of a hospital dental hygiene consult service started in September 2020, and to serve as a bridge for a larger grant anticipated in Spring of 2022. The impact of this grant will allow more patients to receive oral assessments from the dental hygiene consult service, providing additional, valuable data to inform phase 2 research.  

Investigator status: Secondary investigator
Agency: University of Minnesota TEATL Grant
Title: Institutional Kahoot! Premium Subscription for Enhanced Student Learning in dental, dental therapy, and dental hygiene education
Date: 2021-2022
Funding: $2,500
Co-wrote application, protocol and study design. The primary goal of this study is to investigate faculty and student perceptions of Kahoot! including the feasibility of use, engagement, and impact on learning.